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The Appeal
por Grisham, John
- Usado
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0099481766
- ISBN 13
- 9780099481768
- Livreiro
-
Blagoevgrad Region, Bulgaria
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Arrow Books. Good+. 2008. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB; 110 X 32 X 178 millimeters . Some reading and cover creases, some shelf wear, slightly cocked spine, promotional sticker to front cover, some heavy foxing and grime to endpapers and edges of reading block, ; First printing of Arrow mass market edition with full number line, 2008. Good reading copy, no names inside. Cover design uncredited with photos courtesy of Colin Thomas and Getty Images. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 512 pages; In Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking guilty verdict against the giant Krane chemical company: its dumping of toxic waste has caused the worst cancer cluster in history. The verdict is a victory for Wes and Mary Grace Payton, the small husband-and-wife legal firm that has fought Krane for years. But Krane's billionaire CEO has decided that not one cent will be paid to any of the plaintiffs. Instead the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court where he intends to place a new Justice who will be in his pocket. For the Paytons the biggest legal battle of their lives isn't over, its just beginning... .
Sinopse
John Grisham is the author of twenty-three novels, including, most recently, The Litigators; one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and a novel for young readers. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
Avaliações
Em Mar 10 2011, Feeney disse:
John Grisham's 2008 novel, THE APPEAL, is good, light bedtime reading. But it is hard to fit into literary pigeonholes. Is is tragic? A gigantic American conglomerate controlled by a superachieving, take-no-prisoners entrepreneur in Manhattan, pollutes the soil and water of a Mississippi town for decades. Cancer rates exceed 12 times the national average. A Jury slaps a huge punitive damage award against the firm. A virtually bankrupt local mom and pop law firm representing the plaintiff needs its share of the award to pay off debts and get a personal life once again.The big man behind the polluting corporation vows never to pay a cent. Will he prevail? ***Not without a plan, the best that money can buy. In this case the plan is to prevent the re-election of a moderate, swing-vote Irish Catholic Mississippi Supreme Court justice (one of nine members) and replace her with a small town WASP Baptist lawyer little league coach with a squeaky clean, unthinking pro-business record. Will he ever realize that he is being used? *** The rest of the novel is about the complex, cynical campaign to add an ultra-conservative yes-man swing vote to the Mississippi Supreme Court by overpowering the initially unsuspecting candidate up for re-election with money and slick, often dirty campaigning. The issue is at times in doubt and much depends on the moral fiber of the puppet candidate for the court. -OOO-
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Books in Bulgaria
(BG)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 36416
- Título
- The Appeal
- Autor
- Grisham, John
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good+
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Reprint; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0099481766
- ISBN 13
- 9780099481768
- Editorial
- Arrow Books
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 2008
- Palavras-chave
- Mass Market PB; 110 X 32 X 178 millimeters
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Thrillers;
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