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Book SynopsisA retired baseball player finds himself fighting for his life in this “fantastically hopped-up thriller [with] a wrong-man plot worthy of Hitchcock” (Entertainment Weekly, Editor’s Choice). “Wow! Brutal, visceral, violent, edgy, and brilliant.”—Harlan CobenIn development as a major motion picture starring Austin Butler and directed by Darren AronofskyHenry “call me Hank” Thompson used to play California baseball. Now he tends to a bar on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. When two Russians in tracksuits beat Hank to a pulp, he gets the clue: someone wants something from him. He just doesn’t know what it is, where it is, or how to make them understand he doesn’t have it. Within twenty-four hours, Hank is running over rooftops, playing hide-and-seek with the NYPD, riding the subway with a dead man at his side, and counting a whole lot of cash on a concrete floor. All because of some Russian hoods and a flat-out freakshow of goons. All because once, in another life, the only thing Hank wanted to steal was third base—without getting caught.

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Book SynopsisCombining the practical knowledge of a renowned director with the perspective of a historian and media specialist, Christian Delage explores the conditions and consequences of using film for the purposes of justice and memory by examining archival footage from war crime trials from Nuremberg to the present.Trade Review"While other scholars have focused on film-as-evidence or trial-as-film, Christian Delage, a historian and documentary filmmaker, addresses both in this meticulously researched book. Tracing the double history of the use of film in legal cases and the filming of court proceedings, Delage reveals how what we see on film in and of human rights trials is a modern construction rooted in the Holocaust and its aftermath. . . . Caught on Camera will be of interest to anyone wanting a historical lens through which to analyze our culture's current obsession with cell phone-generated footage and its potential to transform adjudication for human rights abuse." * American Historical Review *"Caught on Camera provides an invaluable overview of the role films played in the historic international criminal trials that so indelibly marked the second half of the twentieth century. Ranging in scope and rich in reference, this admirable book shows how prosecutors used films as evidence in court and how court sessions were themselves filmed and widely diffused for public audiences. As the international community continues to struggle with the legacies of Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur, the original perspectives Christian Delage offers will helpfully inform the ongoing quest for justice." * Stuart Liebman, Professor Emeritus, CUNY Graduate Center *"Meticulously researched and highly topical, Caught on Camera is the first scholarly work to tell the story of the impact of film on advocacy, trials, and legal judgment. Historian, filmmaker, critic and adjunct professor of law, Delage is ideally qualified to uncover the extraordinary narrative of the introduction of film into legal evidence in the Nuremberg trials and its subsequent and expanding role in tribunals and international criminal proceedings to the present day. In a meticulously researched and fluently argued analysis, this book not only exposes the link between visual evidence and war crimes trials but also, and even more surprisingly, shows how film has subtly and persistently impacted the staging, process, performance, and even architecture of law." * Peter Goodrich, Cardozo School of Law *Table of ContentsEditor's Note Introduction PART I. FILM AS EVIDENCE: AN AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE (1920-1945) Chapter 1. The Filmmaker, the Judge, and the Evidence Chapter 2. The Camera: An Impartial Witness of Social Relations? Chapter 3. Learning to Read Enemy Films Chapter 4. Face to Face with Nazi Atrocities PART II. THE STAKES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL (NUREMBERG, 1945-1946) Chapter 5. "Establishing Incredible Events by Means of Credible Evidence" Chapter 6. Getting Film into the Courtroom Chapter 7. Catching the Enemy with Its Own Pictures PART III. NUREMBERG HISTORY ON FILM Chapter 8. The Un-United Nations and the Ideal of a Universal Justice Chapter 9. Documentary Archives and Fictional Film Narratives PART IV. THE ERA OF JUSTICE ON FILM (1945 TO THE PRESENT) Chapter 10. Trials of the Present or the Past? Chapter 11. Hearings on Film, Film in Hearings Chapter 12. The Face of History Chapter 13. The Spectator's Place Chapter 14. Court Settings and Movie Stagings: From Nuremberg to the Khmer Rouge Trial Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book Synopsis'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' Patricia Cornwell'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' Mark Lawson, Guardian__________________________________The third thrilling instalment of James Patterson's Instinct seriesThe stakes are sky-high for Dr Dylan Reinhart.When a student in Reinhart's psychology class threatens to kill himself, everyone hopes it's a hoax.But when he can't be found after twenty-four hours, it seems the worst is confirmed. Did he really do it?The student's father, a powerful hedge fund CEO, is convinced he didn't. Only one person can help him get to the truth.Reinhart is now wrapped up in multimillion-dollar secrets and danger and it's going to take every bit of his expertise to close the case.Can he stay ahead of his enemy . . . and his employer?_________________________________Praise for James Patterson'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' Lee Child'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' Jeffery Deaver'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' Michael ConnellyTrade ReviewPatterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination. -- NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNo one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. -- LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher seriesPatterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind. -- MICHAEL CONNELLYJames Patterson is the boss. End of. -- IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus seriesJames Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. -- STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone seriesPatterson is in a class by himself. -- VANITY FAIR

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Book SynopsisCinema has likely never been written off so often. In the decade of the 2010s, it is true, much has changed – both in how we watch movies, and in how we see ourselves. Social media and the internet have shaped a new understanding of the self and the world. As streaming services multiplied our viewing options and video games offered alluring realities of their own, the big screen faced serious competition. Even before the usual delays between theatrical release and further distribution became ever shorter, movies often found themselves downgraded to mere “content”, to be clicked at on colorful screen tiles. Are all that remain to cinema its cult of celebrity, blockbusters, and computer-animated visual effects? Quite the contrary – even a cursory glance at our anthology reveals a cinema that is surprisingly diverse, dynamic, and above all alive and kicking, resulting in a decade that was anything but boring, monotonous, and doomed to extinction. And in all honesty: Would you really be satisfied watching all the films compiled here purely via streaming? The movie theater remains a place of yearning, and our book lets you feel its powerful breath. Each of the 100 most compelling movies of the decade is discussed in detail by editor Jürgen Müller and his team of authors, and illustrated with a wealth of visual material. The volume also includes biographies of actors and directors, box-office takings, background information, and a comprehensive list of Oscar® winners from 2012 to 2021. For Jürgen Müller and Philipp Bühler in their wide-ranging introduction, Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) offers the perfect metaphor for the contradictions and ambivalences of contemporary cinema. This volume is a new milestone for all cineastes and movie lovers!Trade Review“This assessment of cinematic decades has cemented itself as an enticing and dependable reference series for film fans’ libraries.” * Empire Magazine *

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Book Synopsis''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'' Ian Rankin''One of the greatest storytellers of all time'' Patricia Cornwell''A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.'' Mark Lawson, Guardian__________________________________The third thrilling instalment of James Patterson''s Instinct seriesThe stakes are sky-high for Dr Dylan Reinhart.When a student in Reinhart''s psychology class threatens to kill himself, everyone hopes it''s a hoax.But when he can''t be found after twenty-four hours, it seems the worst is confirmed. Did he really do it?The student''s father, a powerful hedge fund CEO, is convinced he didn''t. Only one person can help him get to the truth.Reinhart is now wrapped up in multimillion-dollar secrets and danger and it''s going to take every bit of his expertise to close the case.Can he stay ahead of his enemy . . . and his employer?

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Book SynopsisIn the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - Trump''s supporters claimed widespread voter fraud.Caught up in this effort were scores of activists, lawyers, judges and state and local officials, among them Rohn Bishop, enthusiastic chairman of the Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, Republican Party, who would be branded a traitor for refusing to say his state''s election was tainted, and Ruby Freeman, a part-time ballot counter in Atlanta who found herself accused of being a ''professional vote scammer'' by the President. Working with a team of researchers and reporters, Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague uncover never-before-told accounts from the election officials fighting to do their jobs amid outlandish claims and threats to themselves, their colleagues and their families. The Steal

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Book SynopsisThe second book in the Angelique De Xavier series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.Their eyes met across a crowded room. She was just a poor servant girl and he was the son of a rich industrialist.Er, no, this is a Christopher Brookmyre novel, although the eyes meeting across a crowded room part is true. Where it differs from the fairy tales is that the room in question was crowded with hostages and armed bank-robbers, and his eyes were the only part of him she could see behind the mask. He is an art-thief par excellence and she is a connoisseur of crooks. Her job is to hunt him to extinction; his is to avoid being caught and he also has a secret agenda more valuable than anything he might steal. There are risks he can take without jeopardising his plans. He can afford to play cat-and-mouse with the female cop who''s on his tail; it might even arguably be necessary. What he can''t afford is to let her get too close: he could could end up in jail or, evenTrade ReviewChris Brookmyre is a genius * Daily Mirror *A thriller, love story, social satire and a warning against taking absurdism too seriously * Time Out *Brookmyre has no equal * Maxim *Exhilarating linguistic fluency and keenly subversive intelligence * Scotland on Sunday *A thriller, love story, social satire and a warning against taking absurdism too seriously.. * TIME OUT *Chris Brookmyre is a genius. * DAILY MIRROR *Brookmyre has no equal. * MAXIM *Exhilarating linguistic fluency and keenly subversive intelligence * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *

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