The Cold Moon: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
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The Cold Moon: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel
Jeffery Deaver
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ASIN: 0743260937
Release Date: 2006-05-30

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On a freezing December night, with a full moon hovering in the black sky over New York City, two people are brutally murdered -- the death scenes marked by eerie, matching calling cards: moon-faced clocks inves-tigators fear ticked away the victims' last moments on earth. Renowned criminologist Lincoln Rhyme immediately identifies the clock distributor and has the chilling realization that the killer -- who has dubbed himself the Watchmaker -- has more murders planned in the hours to come.

Rhyme, a quadriplegic long confined to his wheelchair, immediately taps his trusted partner and longtime love, Amelia Sachs, to walk the grid and be his eyes and ears on the street. But Sachs has other commitments now -- namely, her first assignment as lead detective on a homicide of her own. As she struggles to balance her pursuit of the infuriatingly elusive Watchmaker with her own case, Sachs unearths shocking revelations about the police force that threaten to undermine her career, her sense of self and her relationship with Rhyme. As the Rhyme-Sachs team shows evi-dence of fissures, the Watchmaker is methodically stalking his victims and planning a diabolical criminal masterwork.... Indeed, the Watchmaker may be the most cunning and mesmerizing villain Rhyme and Sachs have ever encountered.

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5 out of 5 stars Entertaining Lincoln Rhyme and crew mystery.......2007-10-05

This is a terrifically told story that intertwines several cases, some of which eventually combine. The reader can't get too savvy thinking they know the results of all this action. Jeffery Deaver's character, Lincoln Rhyme, and his group of expert detectives and forensic professionals give us a tale of intrigue involving the Watchmaker. This character is so good at fooling experts that even Rhyme's team is stumped.

Amelia Sachs is Rhyme's "partner" for want of another descriptive word. She is an expert in police work but has interest in Rhyme also. For those of you that are not used to Lincoln Rhyme, he is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair with virtually no feeling in his extremities but his brain is so far superior to most others that the police have kept him on the job for years after his disability.

The Watchmaker is cunning. He appears to be killing people while leaving a clock at the scene of the murder, but little else in the way of clues to anything. He picks and chooses his victims in a way no one can figure, even the partner he has met to assist him in these murders. The partner then gets to sodomize the body after its death, unless something goes wrong with the crime scene and escape must be immediate.

Tie all of this in with a hint of police corruption, another murder that Sachs has taken upon herself to solve, and normal goings on in a huge city like New York, and you have REAL puzzles to work on. The cunningness of The Watchmaker will make you cringe as you read while he stalks his next victim and how he is going to kill them, yet appearing to make them stay alive as long as possible. His partner in crime is not a very smart helper, slipping up on things he would do to throw the evidence other than where The Watchmaker wanted it to go. No matter since The Watchmaker could arrange anything the way he wanted it no matter how many slip ups his partner made.

This book is long but never once did it slow down and lose my attention. I have always enjoyed Jeffery Deaver's books and The Cold Moon is no exception. If anything is different from his other books it would be the way he has spun so many stories into this one and yet managed to connect most of them together. Thank you Jeffery Deaver.

4 out of 5 stars Entertaining Read.......2007-09-03

I'm a Jeffery Deaver fan and have read most of his novels featuring Lincoln Rhyme. The Cold Moon is right up there with his previous works -- the story was entertaining and kept me engaged throughout. I enjoyed the twists, but perhaps the reader would be better served if there weren't so many. Too many twists and the storyline becomes somewhat confusing, believability gets stretched too thin, and the reader becomes overly conditioned to wait for the next big surprise to occur. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the story which had an interesting plot and featured the typical brilliantly devious criminal. The new character introductions were strong, as was the further development of previously introduced characters. I recommend this book as well as The Stone Monkey, which is my favorite Deaver effort.

5 out of 5 stars My Second Favorite Lincoln Rhyme Novel.......2007-08-20

Of all of Jeffery Deaver's novels, "The Bone Collector" was my favorite. Now, though, "The Cold Moon" is coming in a close second. This book keeps you guessing throughout and certainly qualifies as a page-turner.

5 out of 5 stars Great Writer.......2007-07-30

I'm a big fan of mystery/crime writers and Deaver is one of the best. If you can figure the ending on this one, you should write a book.

5 out of 5 stars Another great Rhyme novel.......2007-07-29

Jeffrey Deaver has done it again. A multi-layered story with a number of surprising twists and turns, and some sly nods back to earlier works. Flew threw it in a day--great read, definitely not to be missed.
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    Irreparable Harm
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Irreparable Harm
    Randy D. Singer
    Manufacturer: WaterBrook Press
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    Release Date: 2003-05-20

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    A fight for life. A battle for right.
    Attorney Mitchell Taylor is trapped in a lose-lose situation.

    Bright but inexperienced attorney Mitchell Taylor is torn between warring personal and professional interests. Can he help his client–a young surrogate mother–and save the child she carries without sealing the fate of others? The compelling answer lies in Randy Singer’s new legal thriller Irreparable Harm.

    When Dr. Nathan Brown and his wife, Cameron, undergo a controversial method of in vitro fertilization, some of their cloned embryos are used to achieve a pregnancy in surrogate Maryna Sareth while the others are cryogenically preserved. Dr. Brown’s premature death, however, and mounting evidence that the baby has Down’s Syndrome unleash a legal, ethical, and moral firestorm that will determine the future of thousands of unborn children.

    Dr. Brown’s dying wish is that the remaining embryos be used for stem cell research. His wife wants to force the abortion of the baby Maryna carries in hopes that one of the remaining embryos can produce a “healthy” child. Meanwhile, Mitchell wrestles with an agonizing ethical dilemma: Can he protect the embryos, which requires that a federal legislative ban on cloning be overturned, while at the same time helping the beautiful young surrogate save the child she carries–possible only if the ban is upheld?

    With time running out, Mitchell and Maryna must run a gauntlet of bioethical nightmares, corporate treachery, and life-threatening confrontations if they are to save the unborn and avoid Irreparable Harm.

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    A fight for life. A battle for right. Attorney Mitchell Taylor is trapped in a lose-lose situation.

    Bright but inexperienced attorney Mitchell Taylor is torn between warring personal and professional interests. Can he help his client -- a young surrogate mother -- and save the child she carries without sealing the fate of others? The compelling answer lies in Randy Singer's new legal thriller Irreparable Harm.

    When Dr. Nathan Brown and his wife, Cameron, undergo a controversial method of in vitro fertilization, some of their cloned embryos are used to achieve a pregnancy in surrogate Maryna Sareth while the others are cryogenically preserved. Dr. Brown's premature death, however, and mounting evidence that the baby has Down's Syndrome unleash a legal, ethical, and moral firestorm that will determine the future of thousands of unborn children.

    Dr. Brown's dying wish is that the remaining embryos be used for stem cell research. His wife wants to force the abortion of the baby Maryna carries in hopes that one of the remaining embryos can produce a "healthy" child. Meanwhile, Mitchell wrestles with an agonizing ethical dilemma: Can he protect the embryos, which requires that a federal legislative ban on cloning be overturned, while at the same time helping the beautiful young surrogate save the child she carries -- possible only if the ban is upheld?

    With time running out, Mitchell and Maryna must run a gauntlet of bioethical nightmares, corporate treachery, and life-threatening confrontations if they are to save the unborn and avoid Irreparable Harm.

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    5 out of 5 stars This Novel Solidifies Singer As My Favorite Novelist.......2007-03-31

    It took one novel for Randy Singer to tie Alistair MacLean as my favorite novelist. It took two for him to surpass MacLean.

    This novel has several common characters with Singer's first novel, "Directed Verdict". Those who were major players in both stories were paralegal Nikki Moreno and judge Cynthia Baker-Kline (aka Ichabod). Two minor characters from the first novel -- attorneys Winn MacKenzie and Bill "The Rock" Davenport -- are main characters in this novel.

    One thing is that there is no real formula between the two novels. For one thing, "Directed Verdict"s main character, Brad Carson, was not a Christian at either the beginning or ending of the story, while Mitchell Taylor, in this story, is. Another thing is the trial is the focus of the first novel, taking half the story. There is only a preliminary hearing that starts 2/3 of the way through this one, and it never had the chance to continue.

    The theme of this book is ethics, especially in the area of the starting of life. Cloning, abortion, etc. are the focal point here. The issue is handled well. Not unlike Frank Peretti's "Prophet", there is a pro-choice person who sides against the extreme of the abortion on demand side, and the hypocrisy of some in that movement.

    Singer is wise in having non-Christian protagonists in the stories, with Nikki Moreno being an excellent example. I also like that Singer has few true villains among his antagonists. Most of the antagonists are allowed to show a human side, so you don't utterly despise them.

    There are two ways that authors create suspense in a book. One is to hide as much as possible, so you are surprised at the turns. The other is to set up obvious confrontations early on in the book, and then see how the author gets you out of it. Singer uses the second method very effectively.

    I will admit that I liked "Directed Verdict" better, partially due to the theme and partially due to the story crafting. The finale of the book reminded me of a novel by Catherine Coulter, for example. However, I have a hunch that other Singer fans prefer this one.

    One reviewer complained that this book was sermonizing and promoting the point of view. I have a hunch that people who are pro-choice feel that way about any book that deals with abortion and has a protagonist opposed to it (same with stem cell research). But those who are open minded will see that there are pro-choice characters, including one of the good guys (technically, good girl), and those that are not good guys (or gals) are not such because they support abortion and/or stem cell research but because of other personality characteristics such as hypocrisy. One of those points out that one should not judge all pro-choice people because of their criminal activity any more than one should judge all pro-lifers because of a handful of abortion clinic bombers. If anything, the book actually creates understanding for those who have differing views on the issue.

    4 out of 5 stars Meaty Read.......2006-09-22

    I enjoyed this novel, but at times I found it hard going. The issue of cloning is complex, and at times I found it difficult to understand certain procedures that were occurring. That said, the story zips along at a good pace, the ensembled cast of characters are colourful, well written, and believable, and are great examples of living out your faith in the real world. One last point, I also like the fact that Randy doesn't allow all the characters featured, who are non-Christians, to become believers. If/when they do, you can trace and understand why they have taken this step. This mirrors the real world, and increases my enjoyment, of this novel. Enjoyable./

    5 out of 5 stars Fast paced Grisham style suspense.......2006-04-20

    Irreparable Harm by Randy Singer is a slamdunk Christian suspense novel. Singer is able to take on two controversial topics and handle them both with delicacy and care. Mitchell Taylor, just out of law school, ends up representing Maryna Sireth in a case involving both cloning and abortion. The characters are well-balanced and realistic (except for Blaine, but you always have to have a bad guy) and the Christianity is used as a foundation for the characters, not as a soapbox. Maryna's Buddhism is handled with respect. This is loosely a sequel to Directed Verdict, but you certainly don't have to read that one to enjoy this one, only a few characters return. The ones that do come back are rounded out better, and I look forward to the next book in the series. Grisham has nothing on Randy Singer. This has fast-paced action, lots of legal talk, romance, and it's just enjoyable to read. A definite must read!

    2 out of 5 stars Today's vocabulary word: Didactic .......2006-04-11

    "Inclined to teach or moralize excessively"
    This book wasn't about characters. Good writing consists of good characters doing interesting things. This book holds the issue of abortion at its center, along with the issue of cloning. The writing was cliche, characters undeveloped and the plot was weak and predictable. Agree with the other reader, Harlequin romance novel minus the juicy sex scenes disguised as thought provoking literature. Not my cup of tea...

    4 out of 5 stars Kept me reading.......2005-02-15

    I thought this book was a pretty good legal novel. There maybe could have been more character development. The diary enteries were just a little strange.
    Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took On the CIA in an Epic Battle over Secr ecy and Free Speech
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    • Absorbing Description of Life After the CIA!
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    Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took On the CIA in an Epic Battle over Secr ecy and Free Speech
    Frank Snepp
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    Former CIA spook Frank Snepp was one of the last Americans lifted off the U.S. embassy in Saigon in 1975, at the tail end of the Vietnam War. In the days leading up to that fateful moment, he complained that the United States needed to do more to protect its intelligence assets, most of whom were left behind. "We'd betrayed the Vietnamese who'd depended on us," writes Snepp in Irreparable Harm, "and those who worked most closely with them ... now had blood on our hands, for it was we who in our daily contacts had convinced them to trust us." Snepp criticized this turn of events in a 1977 book, Decent Interval, and was promptly sued by the CIA because they had not given him clearance to write about his experiences. The resulting court case went all the way to the Supreme Court. Snepp tried to defend himself on First Amendment grounds with the help of a then-unknown Harvard lawyer named Alan Dershowitz. He ultimately lost the case, plus his money and the right to publish anything about the CIA without first receiving authorization. Irreparable Harm--which has received CIA clearance--captures all the twists and turns of Snepp's legal fight, but even better, it casts light on the nature of bureaucracies and how they protect their turf. If you've ever wondered why there aren't more kiss-and-tell books written by onetime CIA agents, Irreparable Harm will show you why. --John J. Miller

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    CIA v Snepp was a constitutional train wreck--and you can't avert your eyes from Irreparable Harm, Frank Snepp's hypnotizing and heartbreaking account of his case."           --Jeffrey Toobin


    He began his professional life as a lockstep secret warrior--and wound up an improbable battler for free speech.  This is a searingly personal chronicle of the journey that carried Frank Snepp from the innermost circles of the CIA to the Supreme Court itself and forever changed the meaning of one of the most sacred liberties guaranteed to us by the United States Constitution.
            
    Irreparable Harm tells of terror and sacrifice, and of the obsessive determination of CIA officials to destroy a man who dared call them on their mistakes.
            
    Among the last CIA agents to be airlifted from Saigon in the closing moments of the Vietnam War, Snepp returned to Agency headquarters determined to force his colleagues to assist Vietnamese left behind. But this was the summer of 1975, when the CIA was under investigation by Congress and unwilling to admit to any more transgressions, least of all its final ones in Vietnam. Unable to prompt even an official summary of the disastrous evacuation, Snepp resigned to write his own account in the hope of generating help for those abandoned, and spent the next eighteen months like a fugitive on the run, dodging CIA agents out to silence him.
            
    His expose, Decent Interval, was published in total secrecy under conditions reminiscent of a classic espionage operation--the first time any American book had been brought out this way. But it ignited a firestorm of publicity that drove the CIA and Jimmy Carter's White House to launch a campaign of retaliation unparalleled in the annals of American law, a strategy of vengeance designed to leave Snepp impoverished and gagged for life.
            
    In struggling to survive, the onetime spy was forced to accept help from ACLU liberals, antiwar activists, and a fiery Harvard professor named Alan Dershowitz, whom he would previously have viewed as his ideological enemy.
            
    Snepp's harrowing firsthand account of his ordeals, from his shadowy trench battles with the Agency, to the destruction of his friends and family, to his historic showdown with the CIA in the courts, reads at times like Kafka's The Trial and at times like a John Grisham thriller, and recounts a tale of government persecution that will leave the reader wondering how any of this could have happened in America.

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    4 out of 5 stars Absorbing Description of Life After the CIA!.......2002-09-26

    One of the aspects of organizational whistle-blowing that makes it such a hazardous choice for the individual wanting to tell the explosive truth he has to share with us is the fact that too often he or she must pay a terrible personal price for the singular act of selflessness the whistleblowing represents. So here in the case of former CIA analyst Frank Snepp, who used his considerable writing skills to such advantage in the best-selling book "Decent Interval", which details the manifest ways in which the American government deliberately misled, betrayed, and deceived the government and people of South Vietnam by deciding to withdraw all American forces and then allow the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) to execute what would almost certainly be a fatal sweep southward to envelop and overwhelm the Army of the Republic Of Vietnam (ARVN).

    In the present book Snepp describes the ways in which his former employers, the Central Intelligence Agency, used its considerable influence, powers, and resources to derail his effort to publish the book, and upon the failure of that effort ("Decent Interval" was published in 1977), to then punitively pursue confiscation of all of the monies earned by Snepp in association with the book's overwhelming sales success in order to punish Snepp for his trangression of the rules forbidding publication of any materials by former employees without express permission by the CIA. The law suit subsequently filed by the CIA went through all of the appropriate venues, finally landing in the Supreme Court and, according to Snepp, an audience that was quite sympathetic to the Agency's argument. Thus, although he was defended well by a then little-known Harvard lawyer by the name of Alan Dershowitz, Snepp lost the case to the CIA.

    Of course, given his personal involvement and the loss of a substantial sum of money as a result, one suspects Snepp is less than objective in his analysis of the case. He admits as much by way of an extended critique of himself and his own actions, which he readily admits may have had the inadvertent and ironic effect of increasing the degree of governmental restrictions on information, acting to further bias the government's restrictions on free speech, open government, and secrecy itself. This is a very interesting read, although it hardly for the faint of heart. I recommend it for anyone interested in the ways in which the bureaucracy works and operates. Enjoy!

    1 out of 5 stars 5 stars as post-modern fiction, 0 as history!.......2001-10-05

    There's some Augie March here, a bit of Pnin, maybe some Bech, and one is always waiting for the author to fall in love with a cow a la Ike Snopes, but the analog which kept returning to me is The Sot-Weed Factor. You have to love these features: the author laments that women can't stop falling in love with him (and, incidentally, giving him money); he is bewildered as to what other people do when they don't have any money (hint: like those 130,000 VN refugees, maybe get a job, Frank?) He is offended by an opposing lawyer who 'hid out' in law school during the VN era (uh, Frank, you hid out in grad school yourself.) Over and over, he is betrayed by friends and lovers; hilariously, he seems to be the only one not to see why nobody likes him. Try this: he even reports suffering flashbacks of VC in the treeline! (Earth to Frank: try to remember, you never actually spent a night on the ground . . .) Despite his pretense of self-investigation, this fellow is markedly less introspective than Rabbit Angstrom himself. Conclusion: were it fiction, this would be a work of genius; as autobiography, it ranks with Zsa Zsa and her ilk.

    5 out of 5 stars Important Revelations.......2000-12-07


    This ex-CIA agent provides the most detailed account to date of the operations of the CIA inside South Vietnam. Giving a first hand account of high-level disagreements. Replete with important disclosures.

    3 out of 5 stars Raises interesting questions, but be wary.......2000-09-15

    Frank Snepp portrays an ugly picture of the warped sense of loyalty which allows ordinarily honorable individuals to perform dishonorable deeds in the name of national security. Every reader will be left with a sense of dismay at the things the CIA has done to protect itself from detractors.

    Regardless, I think it is important that readers not take everything Mr. Snepp says at face value, especially his interpretation of events. Often, he is either coloring events to appear more noble (as we are all wont to do) or is incredibly naive about the way the world works. How could one of the top CIA press briefers in Vietnam not know about the politics of national security? Whether over editorializing or naive, clearly there is more to the story than the reader sees.

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing achievement........1999-10-03

    Frank Snepp was a CIA analyst in Vietnam who witnessed the abandonment of those who had helped us there during that war. Snepp, although part of the deception himself, tried to warn his superiors of the signs of the impending doom. This is his heartrending account of his attempts to clear his own conscience and make the truth known.

    Irreparable Harm is written with quiet, beautiful understatement. I consider its publication a tremendous achievement. I think that few who haven't experienced first-hand in their own lives the sort of driven need to stand by one's own highest principles of truth and honor as Snepp, and who haven't been thus harrassed and persecuted for it, could grasp the monument Snepp has built. Snepp writes a meticulously detailed and researched, blow-by-blow account of the events that led the CIA to shun him, leading him to produce his first book, Decent Interval, and of the aftermath of its publication. He makes vividly clear his own moral dilemmas and suffering. Finally, he puts happened, events so mind-boggling and incomprehensible out of context.

    The book is a template. It impresses on us the images of corruption and deceit and shows us the difficult way out of them. It is a road few will voluntarily travel
    Irreparable Harm
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars Too bad they didn't get another reader.......2003-11-12

    The story and writing in this book are very well done. Unfortunately, they picked the wrong person to read it. Ms. Dickinson's reading is monotone and lifeless, which detracts from the actual story. I would recommend the book itself, but perhaps you'd prefer reading it on your own.

    4 out of 5 stars Commendable Book With An Unusual Plot.......1998-10-31

    I have read other LG books, and this, his first novel, is quite entertaining; A depressed police officer kills some one. Why did she do it. Her boss, Captain Amanda Grant isn't satisfied with the answers she has so far.

    The novel brings in various psychological issues which are quite interesting, but herein lies a few of the story's flaws. Amanda Grant has an MA in psychology, yet when she asks various psychiatrists for answers to certain basic psychological questions she is astounded at the answers. Did she sleep through all of her psych courses? I realize that many of these discussions are exposition to inform the readers, but why didn't her non-psychologist Lieutenant ask the questions? Also at one point someone informs the reader that all psychiatrists must undergo analysis. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

    All in all, though, it's a very entertaining novel. I would recommend it.

    5 out of 5 stars Totally absorbing, haunting and brilliantly written.......1998-09-17

    I just got around to reading this debut novel five years after it was published. The author's book "The Halls of Justice" was recommended to me and I was so knocked out I decided to read all of his books.

    I'm not a writer so it's hard for me to summon up enough superlatives to say how much this novel took my breath away. It can be read and enjoyed on so many levels, but I look at it as an intensely absorbing mystery written with tremendous flair and skill. The author's knowledge of police matters, psychology (I looked at his Website and he has a degree in psychology), psychoactive drugs and his insights into women (!) are fascinating. His ability to see deep into the hearts of females came across in "The Halls of Justice" and now I know it wasn't a fluke.

    I enthusiastically recommend this wonderful debut novel to anybody who doesn't mind being asked to think a little along with the entertainment. "Irreparable Harm" gives you plenty of both.
    Irreparable Harm: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Decision That Made George W. Bush President
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    ASIN: 0974960950

    Book Description

    The legal precedents cited in the Supreme Court's decision to uphold George W. Bush as the winner of the disputed 2000 presidential election are examined and proven faulty in this probe first published in the New Republic. Specific examples of judges misquoting their previous decisions reveal that the legal grounding of the landmark case does not hold up under scrutiny. This blistering, no-holds-barred account offers an argument not based on partisan divisions as the author is a Republican and former advisor during the pivotal Watergate hearings.

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    1 out of 5 stars An article; not a "book".......2004-12-01

    I have read and own each of Ms. Adler's books. Each book - previous to this sham - provides an engaging, thoughtful experience by one of the best thinkers and writers in America.I thought I was getting a good, detailed look at the genuine issues and context of the 2000 election--the kind of work the author did on the CBS/ Westmoreland case or even what Alan Dershowitz did in his book on the case or what Richard Posner wrote in his book on the Clinton impeachment. This is an extended letter to the editor dressed up on the web to look like a book; it belongs rather in a collection of the author's freelance articles.

    2 out of 5 stars Where's the beef?.......2004-10-10

    This "book" is 61 small pages. Adler reports that the court's decision is inconsistent with an earlier opinion by Scalia and opines that the decision violates "separation of powers". That's about all you'll find; little about the decisions of the lower courts, the arguments, the dissents, how the court came to vote the way it did. Poor value.
    IRREPARABLE HARM
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      IRREPARABLE HARM

      Manufacturer: Warner Books
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000GQE0KE
      Irreparable Harm
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        Irreparable Harm
        Lee Gruenfeld
        Manufacturer: Warner Books
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: B000L3XJQ8
        Beef to Japan-irreparable harm?(untested beef trade) : An article from: Top Producer
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          Beef to Japan-irreparable harm?(untested beef trade) : An article from: Top Producer
          Steve Kay
          Manufacturer: Farm Journal Media
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Digital
          ASIN: B000B7O9NQ
          Release Date: 2005-08-30

          Book Description

          This digital document is an article from Top Producer, published by Farm Journal Media on February 27, 2005. The length of the article is 797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

          Citation Details
          Title: Beef to Japan-irreparable harm?(untested beef trade)
          Author: Steve Kay
          Publication: Top Producer (Magazine/Journal)
          Date: February 27, 2005
          Publisher: Farm Journal Media
          Page: NA

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          3 Titles By Lee Gruenfeld : Irreparable Harm The Expert The Halls of Justice
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            3 Titles By Lee Gruenfeld : Irreparable Harm The Expert The Halls of Justice
            Lee Gruenfeld
            Manufacturer: various
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Mass Market Paperback
            ASIN: B000MQJ4VI

            Product Description

            3 Titles By Lee Gruenfeld : Irreparable Harm The Expert The Halls of Justice. three mmpb books.
            Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took on the CIA
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              Irreparable Harm: A Firsthand Account of How One Agent Took on the CIA
              Frank Snepp
              Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: B000M4PI6K

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