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Not a Suicide Pact

Richard A. Posner

Author : Richard A. Posner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199885367

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Eavesdropping on the phone calls of U.S. citizens; demands by the FBI for records of library borrowings; establishment of military tribunals to try suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens--many of the measures taken by the Bush administration since 9/11 have sparked heated protests. In Not a Suicide Pact, Judge Richard A. Posner offers a cogent and elegant response to these protests, arguing that personal liberty must be balanced with public safety in the face of grave national danger. Critical of civil libertarians who balk at any curtailment of their rights, even in the face of an unprecedented terrorist threat in an era of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Posner takes a fresh look at the most important constitutional issues that have arisen since 9/11. These issues include the constitutional rights of terrorist suspects (whether American citizens or not) to habeas corpus and due process, and their rights against brutal interrogation (including torture) and searches based on less than probable cause. Posner argues that terrorist activity is sui generis--it is neither "war" nor "crime"--and it demands a tailored response, one that gives terror suspects fewer constitutional rights than persons suspected of ordinary criminal activity. Constitutional law must remain fluid, protean, and responsive to the pressure of contemporary events. Posner stresses the limits of law in regulating national security measures and underscores the paradoxical need to recognize a category of government conduct that is at once illegal and morally obligatory. One of America's top legal thinkers, Posner does not pull punches. He offers readers a short, sharp book with a strong point of view that is certain to generate much debate. OXFORD'S NEW INALIENABLE RIGHTS SERIES This is inaugural volume in Oxford's new fourteen-book Inalienable Rights Series. Each book will be a short, analytically sharp exploration of a particular right--to bear arms, to religious freedom, to free speech--clarifying the issues swirling around these rights and challenging us to rethink our most cherished freedoms.

Not a Suicide Pact

Richard A. Posner

Author : Richard A. Posner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195304275

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A cogent and elegant response to protests against measures taken by the Bush administration since 9/11 is offered in this exploration of how personal liberty must be balanced with public safety in the face of grave national danger.

Not a Suicide Pact

Richard A. Posner

Author : Richard A. Posner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198041373

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Not a Suicide Pact by Richard A. Posner Pdf

Eavesdropping on the phone calls of U.S. citizens; demands by the FBI for records of library borrowings; establishment of military tribunals to try suspected terrorists, including U.S. citizens--many of the measures taken by the Bush administration since 9/11 have sparked heated protests. In Not a Suicide Pact, Judge Richard A. Posner offers a cogent and elegant response to these protests, arguing that personal liberty must be balanced with public safety in the face of grave national danger. Critical of civil libertarians who balk at any curtailment of their rights, even in the face of an unprecedented terrorist threat in an era of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Posner takes a fresh look at the most important constitutional issues that have arisen since 9/11. These issues include the constitutional rights of terrorist suspects (whether American citizens or not) to habeas corpus and due process, and their rights against brutal interrogation (including torture) and searches based on less than probable cause. Posner argues that terrorist activity is sui generis--it is neither "war" nor "crime"--and it demands a tailored response, one that gives terror suspects fewer constitutional rights than persons suspected of ordinary criminal activity. Constitutional law must remain fluid, protean, and responsive to the pressure of contemporary events. Posner stresses the limits of law in regulating national security measures and underscores the paradoxical need to recognize a category of government conduct that is at once illegal and morally obligatory. One of America's top legal thinkers, Posner does not pull punches. He offers readers a short, sharp book with a strong point of view that is certain to generate much debate. OXFORD'S NEW INALIENABLE RIGHTS SERIES This is inaugural volume in Oxford's new fourteen-book Inalienable Rights Series. Each book will be a short, analytically sharp exploration of a particular right--to bear arms, to religious freedom, to free speech--clarifying the issues swirling around these rights and challenging us to rethink our most cherished freedoms.

The Sister Pact

Stacie Ramey

Author : Stacie Ramey
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781492620983

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From bestselling author Stacie Ramey comes a powerful story of sisterhood, young adult depression, and love. A suicide pact was supposed to keep them together, but a broken promise tore them apart. Allie is devastated when her sister commits suicide—and it's not just because she misses her. Allie feels betrayed. The two made a pact that they'd always be together, in life and in death, but Leah broke her promise and Allie needs to know why. Her parents hover. Her friends try to support her. And Nick, sweet Nick, keeps calling and flirting. Their sympathy only intensifies her grief. But the more she clings to Leah, the more secrets surface. Allie's not sure which is more distressing: discovering the truth behind her sister's death or facing her new reality without her. A great pick for: Fans of Jodi Picoult's The Pact and Lynn Weingarten's Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls Readers looking for depression young adult books and teen romance Buyers of contemporary young adult Also by Stacie Ramie: It's My Life The Secrets We Bury The Homecoming Praise for The Sister Pact: "A well-written portrait...reminiscent of Jennifer Brown's Hate List...and Gayle Forman's I Was Here. A heavy but powerful read that tackles big topics without letting them drag the narrative down."—Booklist "A powerful story of redemption, forgiveness, love, and the ability to persevere."—VOYA Magazine "The story reads like Go Ask Alice...As Allie learns the many sordid secrets of her sister's concealed life, she begins to understand the powerful influence her sister had on her and, a talented painter, struggles to find her own voice. "—Kirkus "The story is well written and will hold teens' interest."—School Library Connection

Suicide Pact

Tahje'

Author : Tahje'
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1532989741

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Two houses, two people, one truck. Love stories are the things that girls dream about; the hopes they carry with them for a lifetime. So it is with some regret to inform you, that if you are looking for that kind of story; maybe you should put this book down. Because this is far from fantasy, far from a fairytale, and nothing like what you want it to be. If small towns in movies existed; this would be the town that people would fear to drive by when traveling. A town that is 50% dirt and dust, and 50% corruption; where living feels like something you just do instead of dying. Being born here means that you will never leave. And it feels like the townspeople are there to make sure of it. Jesse is a prostitute. When she isn't working at the local diner she helps her mother with her clients that come from not only all over town but all over the world. Having never known her father, she walks about the world with a sense of disheartened hope that maybe one day she will be able to leave the town; to pick up and never come back. And as of late, that's the only thing that has kept her alive. Well, that and her best friend. Connor has been abused his entire life. When he's not being burned by cigarette's and hit with tire iron's; he spends his time with his only friend in the entire world, Jesse. She is the only consistent person in his life other than his father, and she has always been his rock. The one person that was supposed to stay in his life and protect him from the world has taken off without so much as a goodbye and he knows nothing about what it is like to have a normal family...or consistent meals every day of the week. Where are you supposed to go when your whole existence is nothing but a big regret?

Suicide Pact

John Monarch

Author : John Monarch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511997044

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Coyote Black (not his real name) wants to die. And why not? His life has been a failure on every level. He's hitting middle age, lives with his Alzheimer's-addled mother, has achieved exactly nothing in his chosen career, and can count on one finger the number of romantic relationships he's had. In an act of uncharacteristic sociability, he decides to commit group suicide with four equally pseudonymous people he met online: Twisted Rainbow, an insecure teenage girl with an emotionally abusive stepfather; The Eliminator, an ex-soldier whose short, brutal stint in Iraq left him a psychological wreck; Niobe, a young African-American woman who in rapid succession lost her job, her mother, her boyfriend, and her baby daughter; and Mr. Y, a college-aged Japanese-American pop-culture geek whose wealthy Type-A parents can provide him with anything he wants except a sense of love and belonging. But when this quintet meets up to do the deed, Coyote Black suddenly has a better idea: Since the doomed have nothing left to fear or lose, why not postpone their suicide one month and in that time do whatever the hell they want-such as deliver a righteous smackdown to Twisted Rainbow's asshole stepdad, or blow up an abandoned chemical plant (because despite his traumatic experiences in Iraq, The Eliminator harbors an unhealthy obsession with blowing stuff up). As a bonus, this extra month will give Coyote Black plenty of time to "unexist" himself properly: that is, to say his various goodbyes, sell off his possessions, and destroy evidence of his hateful, pointless life. Alas, he is, as said, a failure at everything-so is it any wonder that nothing quite goes as planned?

A Long Way Down (Movie Tie-In)

Nick Hornby

Author : Nick Hornby
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101146798

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A wise, affecting novel from the beloved, award-winning author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About A Boy. New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. A Long Way Down is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots. Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. In four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances. Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life.

The Pact

Jodi Picoult

Author : Jodi Picoult
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061980244

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“Engrossing...The Pact is compelling reading.”—People In this heart-rending tale of love and friendship, Jodi Picoult brings to life a familiar world, and in a single terrifying moment awakens every parent’s worst fear: We think we know our children . . . but do we ever really know them at all? The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for eighteen years, have always been inseparable. So have their children—and it’s no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily’s friendship blossoms into something more. But the bonds of family, friendship, and passion—which had seemed so indestructible—suddenly threaten to unravel in the wake of unimaginable tragedy. When midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the truth. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head. There’s a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris pilfered from his father’s cabinet—a bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. But a local detective has doubts about the suicide pact that Chris describes. This extraordinary, poignant novel paints an indelible portrait of two families in anguish . . . and creates an astonishingly suspenseful courtroom drama as Chris is put on trial for murder.

The Suicide Pact: An Unforgettable Psychological Thriller

B. Lyons David

Author : B. Lyons David
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1916051820

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The Suicide Pact: An Unforgettable Psychological Thriller by B. Lyons David Pdf

Two teenage girls - disillusioned with their purpose in life decide to end it all. At midnight, they're going to take their own lives. And nobody can stop them.

Letter to D

André Gorz

Author : André Gorz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745680903

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Letter to D by André Gorz Pdf

'You're 82 years old. You've shrunk six centimetres, you only weigh 45 kilos yet you're still beautiful, graceful and desirable' – so begins André Gorz's 'open love letter' to the woman he has lived with for 58 years and who lies dying next to him. As one of France's leading post-war philosophers, André Gorz wrote many influential books, but nothing he wrote will be read as widely or remembered as long as this simple, passionate, beautiful letter to his dying wife. In a bittersweet postscript a year after Letter to D was published, a note pinned to the door for the cleaning lady marked the final chapter in an extraordinary love story. André Gorz and his terminally ill wife, Dorine, were found lying peacefully side by side, having taken their lives together. They simply could not live without one another. An international bestseller, Letter to D is the ultimate love story – and all the more poignant because it's true.

My Heart and Other Black Holes

Jasmine Warga

Author : Jasmine Warga
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780062324696

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My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga Pdf

A stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution—Roman, a teenage boy who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner. Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together.

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

Author : Jeffrey Eugenides
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307401939

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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Pdf

First published in 1993, The Virgin Suicides announced the arrival of a major new American novelist. In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters—beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood boys—commit suicide one by one over the course of a single year. As the boys observe them from afar, transfixed, they piece together the mystery of the family’s fatal melancholy, in this hypnotic and unforgettable novel of adolescent love, disquiet, and death. Jeffrey Eugenides evokes the emotions of youth with haunting sensitivity and dark humor and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time. Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides is a modern classic, a lyrical and timeless tale of sex and suicide that transforms and mythologizes suburban middle-American life.

Teenage Wasteland

Donna Gaines

Author : Donna Gaines
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226278727

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Teenage Wasteland by Donna Gaines Pdf

Teenage Wasteland provides memorable portraits of "rock and roll kids" and shrewd analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. A powerful indictment of the often manipulative media coverage of youth crises and so-called alternative programs designed to help "troubled" teens, Teenage Wasteland draws new conclusions and presents solid reasons to admire the resilience of suburbia's dead end kids. "A powerful book."—Samuel G. Freedman, New York Times Book Review "[Gaines] sheds light on a poorly understood world and raises compelling questions about what society might do to help this alienated group of young people."—Ann Grimes, Washington Post Book World "There is no comparable study of teenage suburban culture . . . and very few ethnographic inquiries written with anything like Gaines's native gusto or her luminous eye for detail."—Andrew Ross, Transition "An outstanding case study. . . . Gaines shows how teens engage in cultural production and how such social agency is affected by economic transformations and institutional interventions."—Richard Lachman, Contemporary Sociology "The best book on contemporary youth culture."—Rolling Stone

That Man

Robert H. Jackson

Author : Robert H. Jackson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004-12-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0195177576

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That Man by Robert H. Jackson Pdf

This intimate portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt was written by his close friend and associate, the late Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson.

The Zero and the One

Ryan Ruby

Author : Ryan Ruby
Publisher : Twelve
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455565191

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A gothic twist on the classic tale of innocents abroad, THE ZERO AND THE ONE is a meditation on the seductions of friendship and the power of dangerous ideas that registers the dark, psychological suspense of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley and the intellectual and philosophical intrigue of John Banville's The Book of Evidence. A shy, bookish scholarship student from a working-class family, Owen Whiting has high hopes of what awaits him at Oxford, only to find himself adrift and out of place among the university's dim aristocrats and posh radicals. But his life takes a dramatic turn when he is assigned to the same philosophy tutorial as Zachary Foedern, a visiting student from New York City. Rich, brilliant, and charismatic, Zach takes Owen under his wing, introducing him to a world of experiences Owen has only ever read about. From the quadrangles of Oxford to the seedy underbelly of Berlin, they practice what Zach preaches, daring each other to transgress the boundaries of convention and morality, until Zach proposes the greatest transgression of all: a suicide pact. But when Zach's plans go horribly awry, Owen is left to pick up the pieces in the sleek lofts and dingy dives of lower Manhattan. Now he must navigate the treacherous boundary between illusion and reality if he wants to understand his friend and preserve a hold on his once bright future.

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