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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, “every bit as important—and as well written—as A Civil Action and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (The Star-Ledger) “A new classic of science reporting...

New York Times bestselling author of Mindhunter John Douglas reveals more unique cases from his time as head of the FBI’s elite Investigative Support Unit. In Mindhunter, John Douglas—who headed the FBI’s elite Investigative Support Unit—told the story of his brilliant and terrifying...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Hill Times Top 100 Best Book of 2025 From the celebrated writer, observer and naturalist Robert Macfarlane comes a brilliant, perspective-shifting new book, which answers a resounding "yes" to the question of its title. At the heart of Is a River Alive? is a single...

For one 123 years the mystery of Lizzie Borden has captivated the public as perhaps one of the most celebrated cases in our American justice system...Perhaps the truth lies in the key testimonies presented at the time of her trial. For the first time presented here in this easy to listen dialog format, is the full transcript of The Trial of Lizzie Borden.

For over four decades, Cynthia L. Clack, a Texas Board Certified Family Law specialist, has been uncovering a disturbing pattern. She’s consistently observed how court outcomes failed to reflect the existing evidence in cases involving child sexual abuse, trafficking, and coercion. Again and again, investigations stalled, decisions were reversed, and critical voices were ignored. The result is a system where the most vulnerable are too often left unprotected.

Discover the gripping environmental history of the wild desert river that built, and now threatens, the American West. Perfect for a long commute or a reflective road trip, this immersive narrative explores the epic clash between untamed nature and human ambition. Listen as rushing waters carve...

American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over 1000 miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called "natural disasters" continue to strike the Mississippi basin as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Yurok Tribe and an Indigenous family share a moving multigenerational story of their fight to undam the Klamath river—the largest river restoration project in history—and save the planet. Includes exclusive audio content! The Water Remembers is the story of Indigenous resistance and an...

On November 29, 1943, as the Allies’ primary leaders met in Tehran, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin his idea for the organization that would become the United Nations. The American president suggested that the active arm of the organization be “the Four Policemen”: the U.S., USSR, UK, and China. Stalin agreed with much of the framework in principle, but asserted that China likely would not possess the strength after the war to assist.

The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the “shot heard ‘round the world” to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington & Concord were borne out of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from colonial representation in governments to taxation, the nature of searches, and the quartering of British regulars in private houses.

The United States has one of the most technically sound criminal justice systems in the world. Mostly derived from English common law, the U.S. Constitution explicitly lays out when and how a citizen can be searched and arrested, as well as their other rights to trial. But, as with many of the Constitution’s powers, the experiences of the colonists at the hands of the British shaped our legal system’s criminal procedure laws.

In this entertaining, easy to listen guide, Charles River Editors' Ivy League team of lawyers, law school students and admissions consultants walks listeners through every step of the application process from A to Z, offering advice on when and how to study for the LSAT, sample LSAT questions, how to deal with LSAC, getting letters of recommendation, writing unique personal statements that will capture admissions councils' attention, and choosing the schools to apply to and attend.

Distinguish Yourself: Learn how Lawyers of Distinction helps lawyers distinguish themselves. 

Discover how you can repair your credit and delete negative items from your credit report. This book will help you understand the process, the inner workings of all three credit reporting agencies, and their SOP (standard operating procedure). Learn how to recognize errors and inaccuracies and the correct technique to dispute them.