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A Civil Action (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679772675)
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x#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation's largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything.
"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
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.
Author: Jonathan Harr
ISBN-10: 0679772677
ISBN-13: 9780679772675
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 08/27/1996
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 31
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 36554 / Civil Action
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 09/22/1996 pg. 40
New York Times 12/08/1996 pg. 100
Commonweal 12/07/2001 pg. 25
Discover 08/01/2008 pg. 68
Entertainment Weekly 10/17/2008 pg. 103
"The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
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.
Author: Jonathan Harr
ISBN-10: 0679772677
ISBN-13: 9780679772675
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 08/27/1996
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 31
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 36554 / Civil Action
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner
Review Citation(s):
New York Times 09/22/1996 pg. 40
New York Times 12/08/1996 pg. 100
Commonweal 12/07/2001 pg. 25
Discover 08/01/2008 pg. 68
Entertainment Weekly 10/17/2008 pg. 103
By Jonathan Harr
xJONATHAN HARR is the author of the national bestseller A Civil Action, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and The Lost Painting, a New York Times bestseller. He is a former staff writer at the New England Monthly and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. He lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College.
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