Beck, Michael 1949-Overview
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Michael Beck
The appeal
by John Grisham
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16 editions published in 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,919 libraries worldwide Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting candidate to run for Supreme Court judge when a Mississippi rules agains one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into the towns water supply causing a cancer cluster.
The summons
by John Grisham
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10 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and held by 1,753 libraries worldwide Ray Atlee and his brother, Forrest, receive a letter from their father, a reclusive, retired judge, instructing them to return home to Clanton, Mississippi, to discuss his estate, but the judge dies before his sons arrive, leaving behind a secret known only to Ray. For the first time since A Time to Kill, the author returns to Ford County, Mississippi, a place rich in colorful characters and dark family secrets, for his latest legal thriller.
The last juror
by John Grisham
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16 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 1,473 libraries worldwide A convicted rapist and murderer returns to Ford County, Mississippi, seeking revenge on the jurors who dared convict him.
The broker
by John Grisham
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12 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 1,456 libraries worldwide With fourteen years left on a twenty-year sentence, notorious Washington power broker, Joel Blackman, receives a surprise pardon from a lame-duck president. He is smuggled out of the country on a military cargo plane, given a new identity, and tucked away in a small town in Italy. But Blackman has serious enemies from his past. As the CIA watches him closely, the question is not whether he will be killed, but rather who will kill him first.
The runaway jury
by John Grisham
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8 editions published between 1996 and 2004 in English and held by 1,081 libraries worldwide In a landmark tobacco trial the jury starts to behave strangely. Are they being manipulated or even controlled?
The brethren
by John Grisham
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8 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,070 libraries worldwide In a maximum security federal prison, three former judges who call themselves "the brethren" meet daily in the law library to run a rougher form of justice inside their new community and make a little money, but when one of their scams derails, they are forced to confront the world of their own creation.
The rainmaker
by John Grisham
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2000 in English and held by 1,004 libraries worldwide The story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt and ruthless companies in America--and exposing a complex, multi-bilion dollar insurance scam.
The street lawyer
by John Grisham
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8 editions published in 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 975 libraries worldwide A lawyer working his way to the top of a giant D.C. firm discovers a dirty secret that involves his employers, and leaves with a top-secret file.
A time to kill
by John Grisham
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12 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in English and held by 908 libraries worldwide A tale of uncertain justice in a small Missisppi town that probes the savage depths of racial violence. A young defense attorney struggles to prove his case and stay alive.
The chamber
by John Grisham
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5 editions published between 1994 and 1999 in English and held by 905 libraries worldwide When a young lawyer asks to take over the case of a death-row inmate, accused of bombing the offices of a civil rights advocate 22 years earlier, his reasons don't seem immediately clear.
The king of torts
by John Grisham
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7 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 811 libraries worldwide Clay Carter, a public defender, reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life--that would make him almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts ...
The partner
by John Grisham
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7 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 743 libraries worldwide They watched Danilo Silva for days before they grabbed him. He was living alone in a modest house. No evidence was seen of the fortune they thought he had stolen. Danilo had a past. Four years earlier he had been Patrick Lanigan, a young law partner. One cold winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car. All that was buried were his ashes. Patrick watched the funeral from a distance. He fled. Then a fortune was stolen from his form. So he fled some more. And then they found him.
My life
by Bill Clinton
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10 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 610 libraries worldwide President Bill Clinton's MY LIFE is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and ideals.
The warriors Le guerriers de la nuit
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide The Warriors, a New York City street gang, are unfairly blamed for the death of a rival gang leader. Now they must fight for their lives against armies of gangs that outnumber the police 5 to 1!
A darkness more than night
by Michael Connelly
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6 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 248 libraries worldwide Two crimes, McCaleb's murdered loner and Bosch's movie director's murder, strangely begin to overlap each other. McCaleb believes he has unmasked the most frightening killer ever to cross his sights.
Xanadu
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2 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 201 libraries worldwide Danny, an aging musician who wants to open a nightclub, and Sonny, a young artist, are both searching for inspiration. Kira, a beautiful mythical muse, is brought to earth in order to help both men fulfill their dreams.
Gone to Texas
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6 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 199 libraries worldwide The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas.
The Warriors
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10 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in English and held by 194 libraries worldwide The Warriors, a street gang, are blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader's death. They must fight for their lives as other gangs seek revenge.
Xanadu
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6 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in English and French and held by 169 libraries worldwide Danny, an aging musician who wants to open a nightclub, and Sonny, a young artist, are both searching for inspiration. Kira, a beautiful mythical muse, is brought to earth in order to help both men fulfill their dreams.
The Golden seal
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5 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and held by 160 libraries worldwide The golden seal used to live among the Aleut people as a benevolent, protective spirit but when man began to hunt her, she vanished. According to legend, she will come back one day in the middle of a ferocious storm to someone pure in heart. None pass the test except for a boy who, pure and undaunted, befriends her rather than lusts for the bounty placed upon her pelt. more
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