| A Civil Action Contributor(s): Harr, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679772677 ISBN-13: 9780679772675 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: "The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer Now a Major Motion Picture! 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | Civil Procedure - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 347.306 |
| LCCN: 96216241 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36554 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 31.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This true story of an epic courtroom showdown, where two of the nation's largest corporations were accused of causing the deaths of children from water contamination, was a #1 national bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Described as "a page-turner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bare-knuckle legal brinksmanship by The New York Times, A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry--one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference. 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. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, A Civil Action is an unforgettable reading experience that will leave the reader both shocked and enlightened. A Civil Action was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall. |