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This book is for those who believe they know all they need to know about the criminal justice system - the system that keeps us safe from criminals; the system that protects its good, law-abiding citizens. Told in two sections, the first a first-person perspective of a victim's husband, American Justice is a true story that provides an up close and personal look at the American justice system and how easy it is to become a victim of the system. The focus within this book is more than the victims' stories - it is a crucial and critical examination of how things can go very wrong, especially when one does not adequately understand the laws that are supposed to protect them. Paul Brakke and his wife Carol believed that obeying the law and telling the truth was good enough. They believed that truth would indeed prevail. They were wrong. Paul and Carol Brakke's nightmare began when some local kids falsely accused Carol of trying to run one of them over. The kids didn't like her interfering with their play at a dangerous intersection. Based on this false accusation and additional lies by neighbors who wanted to get the Brakkes out of the neighborhood, Carol was subjected to psychological warfare, which included an involuntary commitment to a psych ward, two psychological evaluations, exile from her home, delays in setting a trial date, and the threat of a 16-year jail term. These circumstances forced the Brakkes to agree to move out of their home to another community as part of a plea bargain in which all charges relating to aggravated assault were dropped. This book describes Carol and Paul's harrowing experience, followed by Paul's discussion of problems in the criminal justice system and recommendations on what to do to resolve those problems. As the second section of this book points out, much can go wrong in legal cases. As such, it is vital to educate yourself about the U.S. criminal justice system to prevent becoming a victim and to improve the system to make ours a better country and a more just society.

Just below the cornfields of Kentucky, in the small, quirky town of Parrottville, Tennessee, a deranged murderer is on a killing spree. Local women are being savagely slain, their bodies exposing postmortem mutilation which indicates the killer's perverse interest in Charles Manson mixed with his deadly passion for Shakespearian poetry. Parrottville's "good ole boy" police department only has one detective who has ever worked a serial homicide investigation. While the town is paralyzed with fear, the local mortician, working overtime, is resurrecting old demons of her own. Muffcat Mansker is no ordinary mortician. Vivacious and always fashionable, she's no stranger to the rumor mill. The subject of scandalous gossip, affairs, and financial troubles, she's also juggling paranormal premonitions and haunting voices from the other side. Muffcat's "uninhibited" nature, coupled with her status as the hard drinking owner of the local B&B feed into her colorful reputation. Divorced, widowed, and struggling to make sense of an onslaught of returning voices that have plagued her since the tender age of three, Muffcat finds herself at the center of the serial homicide investigation. If she does not face her fears, and learn how to refine her "gift", more women (and possibly she herself) could fall victim to the slayings.

Inspired by the Do You Look Like Your Dog? website that later resulted in a book, game, fashion show, and short documentary, WHAT KIND OF DOG ARE YOU? features a unique system for understanding yourself and others, thinking about and improving relationships, and having fun in creative new ways. It's based on learning about yourself and others by knowing what type of dog you like most or are most like, and calling on different types of dogs for different types of help-such as Guide Dogs for advice, Power Dogs to gain power, and Rescue Dogs for even more help. While this system can be an amusing and whimsical way to think about yourself and others, it offers psychological insights and practical advice on interpersonal relationships. Plus it provides creative ways to solve problems, make decisions, and deal with everyday situations.

Since Keri Winter's tomboy childhood dream had been to one day possess her own tree house, it does not bother her one bit to be known as the monkey lady, after she actually built her home in a tree. But most of the young men in town - some of whom Keri remembers from their school years - hold no interest for her at all. In fact, she seems pretty unapproachable - literally and figuratively - with her head up in the clouds. It would take a mighty tall man to reach Keri's level and attract her romantic interest. And even if the right man could reach her, could Keri trust him? Rusty Battle figures he's got the right stuff, but in order to prove it, he has to get Keri's attention and focus. They're about to learn proximity can sometimes make the heart grow fonder... or it just might drive Keri crazy.

2020 Eric Hoffer Award FinalistA new lawyer. A safecracker client. A gang of well-heeled enemies out to silence them."Award-winning author, Jim Garrison delivers a smart, multi-layered plot in the legal thriller, The Safecracker."-JOHNNIE BERNHARD, AUTHOR OF A GOOD GIRL, HOW WE CAME TO BE, AND SISTERS OF THE UNDERTOW Idealistic young lawyer Patricia Egan has a housemate she doesn't like and a client she doesn't want-a professional safecracker who seems far removed from the well-heeled civil clients her firm has been representing. But the safecracker and her former clients are closely linked in their respective criminal enterprises, something they want no one to discover, certainly not Patricia or her fellow lawyer and housemate, Jack Alexander. There's a string of dead and maimed to prove it."More than one safe gets cracked in this intriguing tale that has a John Grisham or Scott Turow feel to it. In addition to the heavy metal safe inside the Mexican fast-food restaurant with a lot less cash than is expected, there is also the paper trail safe that leads to a land grab for a lot more cash than most people can imagine. What one has to do with the other and how a couple of young lawyers unravel hidden connections between the two are at the heart of this legal thriller."-JOE KILGORE, US REVIEW OF BOOKS"A deftly crafted and simply riveting suspense thriller of a novel by an author with an impressively effective narrative storytelling style, "The Safecracker" by James Garrison will prove to be an immediate and enduringly popular addition to community library Mystery/Suspense collections. Unreservedly recommended for the personal reading lists of all dedicated suspense/thriller enthusiasts ..."-MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

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