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On 29 July 2023 in Leongatha, a small town in rural Victoria, family and friends of local woman Erin Patterson sit down for Sunday lunch. On the menu, Beef Wellington.

Anyone can see the place where the children died. You take the Princes Highway past Geelong, and keep going west in the direction of Colac....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WALKLEY BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE 2024 DANGER AWARD FOR TRUE CRIME 'There is no doubt the truth would have been concealed and our concerns...

From John Douglas—the legendary FBI criminal profiler, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the Netflix show Mindhunter—comes a chilling journey inside the mind and crimes of Larry Gene Bell, one of the most dangerous serial killers Douglas confronted, and the...

How Russians, the rich and the government try to prevent free speech and how to stop them....

Gender identity ideology is about more than Twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just 10 years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex....

The Nuremberg Interviews reveals the chilling innermost thoughts of the former Nazi officials under indictment at the famous postwar trial. The architects of one of history’s greatest atrocities speak out about their lives, their careers in the Nazi Party, and their views on the Holocaust...

Unlock true peace of mind with our definitive guide to managing and protecting your assets. This isn't just another dry legal book; it’s your all-in-one solution to creating a living trust that ensures your legacy is exactly as you intend it to be.

One moonlit night, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey takes us into the hidden world of the seven teenage girls - and boy - accused of a savage murder....

Family Trusts is a step-by-step guide for anyone involved in family trusts: trust creators, trustees, beneficiaries, and advisors. It will help families create and administer a culture that recognizes trusts as a gift of love....

Family Court Solutions: Defeat Narcissists, Bullies, and Liars in Divorce and Custody Battles is your roadmap to overcoming the games, lies, and relentless tactics of high-conflict personalities—and it does so without compromising your integrity.

This compilation of 36 stories across three True Crime books contains deeply disturbing content. Unlike typical news reports or TV shows that often sanitize the details of heinous acts, these accounts present an unflinching look at the darkest corners of human behavior.

New York Times bestselling author reveals the FBI’s most closely guarded secrets, with an insider look at the bureau’s inner workings and intelligence investigations. Based on inside access and hundreds of interviews with federal agents, the book presents an unprecedented, authoritative...

This riveting biography from the American Bar Association visits the spectacular life of Edwin Land, breakthrough inventor....

In this pathbreaking book, Martha C. Nussbaum brings necessary clarity to the societal challenges of sexual abuse and harassment, illuminating the pride and greed that lead men to objectify and dominate others, and the thirst for revenge that can distort the aims of justice....

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...

What drives a person to commit seemingly inexplicable crimes? Dr Duncan Harding is the person the police and the courts turn to for answers. An expert witness, he must try to establish a defendant’s mental state and motivation.

This is the story of how these innocent people fought back to clear their names against a background of institutional arrogance and obfuscation, a fight dragged out by the Post Office’s refusal to accept responsibility for its failings....

Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and legacy wealth long into the future....

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace contains expert guidance for improving mental health and supporting those experiencing mental ill health. This comprehensive book addresses the range of issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing in work environments....

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his own words: the definitive collection of his opinions, speeches, and articles on the most essential and vexing legal questions, with an intimate foreword by Justice Elena Kagan “[Scalia’s writings] are as readable today as they were when they first...

One in four American workers says their workplace is a "dictatorship." Yet that number almost certainly would be higher if we recognized employers for what they are—private governments with sweeping authoritarian power over our lives....

"No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." Did you know that these 26 words are responsible for much of America's multibillion-dollar online industry....

Navigate the ethical and legal complexities of our rapidly evolving technological landscape with this essential guidebook for professionals across all sectors.

A sinister cabal of corrupt law enforcement personnel, intelligence agents, and military officials at the highest levels of government plotted to overthrow a president....

Here's the text with asterisks for the bullet points: If you've always wanted to protect your family's financial future but feel overwhelmed by complex legal jargon and astronomical attorney fees, then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of worrying about what will happen to your assets and loved ones after you're gone? Have you tried reading confusing legal documents or scheduling expensive consultations, but nothing seems to give you the clarity and peace of mind you desperately need?

Christian Davis, a former big-firm lawyer turned social justice warrior, has just been assigned the case of his life by the State of California. Jamel Jackson, a sixteen-year-old black boy, has just been convicted for the brutal rape of a prominent movie star. Christian digs into the case with gusto, as he examines the trial court transcript for any hint that the trial court might have erred in Jamel's case. As he gets into the investigation of the case, he's shocked at what he has found. Corruption at the highest level is staring him in the face.

Running your own business is one of the most rewarding things you can do. But when it comes to taxes, most entrepreneurs are flying blind. The result? Overpaying the IRS by thousands of dollars every single year. It doesn’t have to be that way. In Tax Strategies for a Small Business Owner: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping More Profits for Entrepreneurs, Leslie Dean, CPA, breaks down the complex world of small business taxes into clear, easy-to-follow strategies you can actually use.

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty city blocks were burned to the ground, perhaps 150 died, and the prosperous black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma, was turned to rubble. Alfred L. Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of law quickly eroded.

Drawing on an array of primary sources in multiple languages, Farzin Vejdani argues that the ambiguity in defining the boundaries between private and public in Qajar Iran often corresponded with the jurisdictional friction between government authorities and religious scholars regarding who had the authority to police and punish public crimes.

In Borders and Belonging, Hiroshi Motomura offers a complex and fair-minded account of immigration, its root causes, and the varying responses to it. Taking stock of the issue's complexity, while giving credence to the opinions of immigration critics, he tackles a series of important questions that, when answered, will move us closer to a more realistic and sustainable immigration policy. Motomura begins by affirming a basic concept.

Over the past five years, medical aid-in-dying (also known as assisted suicide) has expanded rapidly in the United States and is now legally available to one in five Americans. This growing social and political movement heralds the possibility of a new era of choice in dying. Yet very little is publicly known about how medical aid-in-dying laws affect ordinary citizens once they are put into practice.

The Nature of the Judicial Process by Benjamin N. Cardozo is one of the most influential works on American jurisprudence. Written while Cardozo was a judge on the New York Court of Appeals (before joining the US Supreme Court), it explores how judges actually decide cases and the philosophy behind judicial decision-making.

Are you stepping into the equine world? Do you own horses, train horses, run a horse property, or manage a family office where horses are among the assets? Navigating this complex landscape comes with its share of hidden risks and legal intricacies. With over four decades of experience in the horse industry, seasoned equestrian lawyer Polly Hey has a proven track record of success in both legal settings and at competitive horse shows and offers an indispensable guide tailored to your needs.

في مسار معاكس للرأي السائد للمجتمع المتزوج وما قبل المتزوج.. أرى أن الزواج ليس بمرحلة تبدأ من النقطة "صفر" بل هو الاستمرار الطبيعي لسُنة حياة البني آدم باختلاف العرق والثقافة والجنس والخصال والعادات وما غلى ذلك بما يحمله الزواج كم استقرار نفسي مصاحب لقدسية لها سحرها الخاص. وهذا ليس بالدليل القاطع على تلك الحياة الوردية في خيال البعض.. أو نظيرتها الكحلية في خيال البعض الآخر . إنما هي رحلة كفاح وصمود لابد أن تستمتع بها لترى نفسك تتغير من أجل الوصول إلى المثالية الواقعية والمنطقية وبكل ما فيها من اجتهادات لفك طلاسمها وتخطي عقابتها ..

In Big Brother’s Algorithm: From Telescreens to Smartphones, James G. Edwards II confronts the haunting transformation of surveillance—from Orwell’s telescreens to the algorithms now embedded in every device we own. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Edwards reveals how governments and corporations quietly collect, analyze, and deploy our personal data.

Regulating the Algorithm is a clear, practical guide to the fast-moving world of AI laws in the UK, EU, and United States. Written in plain language for business leaders, policy teams, lawyers, technologists, founders, and anyone who needs to turn principles into practice, it cuts through hype and legal jargon to explain what the new rules actually mean, why they were created, and how to comply without slowing innovation.

Estate planning isn’t just about money — it’s about clarity, security, and ensuring your loved ones never face unnecessary hardship. If you value your time, your peace of mind, and your family’s future, this audiobook delivers a clear, legally sound roadmap you can trust. This is the clear, compassionate, and affordable roadmap you’ve been waiting for.

اذا كان النحاج في مجال الأعمال بسيطا بقدر بساطة اتباع الوصايا التي وضعت على مدار القرون القليلة الماضية فلماذا اذن ليست جميع المشروعات التجارية متساوية وتتمثل الحقيقة البسيطة لهذا الأمر في أن الفائزين يحيدون عن القواعد التي يتبعها بقيتنا بحرص شديد واستعدادهم للسير ضد التيار والسير في الطرق المختصرة وتحدي الحكمة التقليدية هو ما يجعلهم بارزين وملاحظين ويصطادون الفرص وسوف يصقل هذا الكتاب غرائزك حتى يمكنك اكتشاف الفرص التي لم يلحظها بقية الناس في سعيهم المحموم وتفادي الحفر التي يسقط فيها الآخرون ويمنحك الشجاعة لشق طريقك نحو النجاح في مجال الأعمال.

Family Court Solutions: Defeat Narcissists, Bullies, and Liars in Divorce and Custody Battles is your roadmap to overcoming the games, lies, and relentless tactics of high-conflict personalities—and it does so without compromising your integrity. Whether you’re just beginning the litigation process or are deep into a contentious custody dispute, Family Court Solutions offers a clear path forward when everything feels uncertain.

The Allegiance Paradox delivers a groundbreaking examination of how American citizenship has shifted from a solemn civic commitment to an increasingly fragmented and transactional status. Through rigorous analysis spanning legal history, ethical philosophy, and contemporary geopolitics, the book reveals how the United States has drifted into a permissive model of citizenship — one that lacks clear standards of allegiance in an age of global mobility, dual nationality, and strategic competition.

On January 12, 2007, what began as a felony tax trial for Ed and Elaine Brown in Plainfield, New Hampshire, spiraled into the longest armed standoff in U.S. Marshals history. Refusing to appear in court and surrender to federal authorities, the Browns transformed their home into a fortress, drawing support from militia groups and anti-government activists nationwide.

Power and Impunity: The Jeffrey Epstein Story and the Global Network That Enabled Him is a clear and uncompromising investigation into one of the most disturbing criminal networks of the modern era. It traces the rise of Jeffrey Epstein from his early years in New York to the height of his wealth and influence, then follows the long trail of victims, court filings, sealed agreements, and institutional failures that allowed him to operate for decades.

Until he joined the U.S. government in 1934, Robert H. Jackson had been a lawyer in private practice in Upstate New York who was admitted to the bar without going to college and after completing only one year of law school. Jackson became, in rapid succession, United States Solicitor General and United States Attorney General, where he successfully defended New Deal programs before the Supreme Court.

يرسم هذا الكتابُ النابضُ بالحيويَّة، والرائعُ في سردياته وتحليلاته المُتقَنة والموثَّقة، المراحلَ التي جرى عبر تواليها المُثير تشكيلُ صُعود العالَم الحديث. ويروي كيف تزامَنَ ذلك وترابطَ بِنيويّاً مع ظهور الدَّساتير المكتوبة وانتشارها، وتوالي الحروب الموسَّعة والهجينة، وصراع القوى الكبرى على امتداد قارَّات العالَم الحديث، عبر القرون الثلاثة الماضية الحافلة بالأحداث. ويلمس القارئُ بين فقراته كيف يتضافر الأسلوبُ البياني للمؤلِّفة بسردياته المُحكمة، مع الرُّسوم الرائعة المُضافة إليه، ليجعل منه عملاً تاريخيّاً ممتعاً، تتفاعل فيه نُخبة مُبهرة من الحروب التأسيسيَّة الفاصلة والقادة الأقوياء والمُشرِّعين ذوي البصيرة والثُّوار المُخلِصين لقضايا أوطانهم وشعوبهم؛ فيعيد سردَ قصَّةِ نشوءِ الحُكم الدُّستوري، وتطوُّر الأفكار حول معنى الحداثة وما تحمِله من جَوهر

What if understanding the law didn’t require a law degree? The People’s Law Book: Understanding Your Rights and Duties was written for one purpose: to give ordinary Americans a clear, trustworthy, and practical guide to the laws that shape everyday life.

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice For decades, affirmative action reshaped not just American higher education but the broader society, opening doors that had been closed for centuries and transforming who entered the pathways to power. But the Supreme Court in 2023 killed...

The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are more than historical documents—they are the cornerstone of American freedom, justice, and democracy. This book provides a clear and insightful guide to the texts that define America.

If you work with the Department of Defense, this audiobook is your essential roadmap to CMMC compliance. It explains the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) in plain English, breaking down the complex rules that every defense contractor, subcontractor, managed service provider (MSP), managed security service provider (MSSP), and compliance professional needs to understand.

The world of real estate is evolving rapidly. For beginners and seasoned investors alike, this new landscape offers both challenges and exciting opportunities for wealth building. In Real Estate Investing in the New Era, veteran investor Paul Getty shares decades of experience in property rental investing and real estate passive income strategies. From his start as a teenage landlord to guiding thousands of investors through his firm, First Guardian Group, Paul offers practical insights to help you thrive in today’s market.