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A Civil Action
by Jonathan Harr
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780679772675 |
Awards
Winner of the 1995 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant, Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. A searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry — one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice — A Civil Action is also the story of how one determined man can ultimately make a difference. With an unstoppable narrative power, it is an unforgettable reading experience.
Review:
"Whether in truth or fiction, I have never read a more compelling chronicle of litigation." John Grisham
Review:
"[A] page-turner. So rich and vivid that it becomes a good deal more than a simple, interesting case study." The New York Times
Review:
"Once you start A Civil Action, you probably will not be able to put it down." Washington Post Book World
Review:
"The legal thriller of the decade." Cleveland Plain Dealer
Review:
"Harr has told the story expertly, although more exhaustively than most readers may wish." Publishers Weekly
Review:
"Entertaining insight to litigation that any law-minded reader will follow from first filing to last appeal." Booklist
About the Author
Jonathan Harr lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College. He is a former staff writer at New England Monthly and has written for the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine. Harr spent nine years researching and writing A Civil Action, which was published in 1995, subsequently nominated for a National Book Award, and awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780679772675
- Editor:
- Harr, Jonathan
- Editor:
- Asher, Marty
- Editor:
- Asher, Marty
- Editor:
- Harr, Jonathan
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Civil Procedure
- Subject:
- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
- Subject:
- Law
- Subject:
- Legal System
- Subject:
- Connecticut
- Subject:
- Pollution
- Subject:
- Torts
- Subject:
- Groundwater
- Subject:
- Liability for hazardous substances pollution
- Subject:
- Liability for water pollution damages -- Massachusetts -- Woburn.
- Copyright:
- 1996
- Edition Description:
- 1st Vintage books ed.
- Publication Date:
- August 1996
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 512
- Dimensions:
- 7.92x5.30x.92 in. .80 lbs.
