2001, ISBN: 9780590412957

Ballantine Books, 2001. Good. Richard North Patterson, whose legal thrillers have won him legions of devo ted mystery fans, shows off his superb pacing and narrative gifts as well a s h… mais…

Ballantine Books, 2001. Good. Richard North Patterson, whose legal thrillers have won him legions of devo ted mystery fans, shows off his superb pacing and narrative gifts as well a s his ability to create vividly realized characters in this compelling nove l of late-term abortion, parental consent, and the battle over a nominee fo r chief justice of the Supreme Court. Unlike Patterson's typical courtroom dramas, the name of this game isn't murder; it's the body politic that's bl eeding. When newly elected Democratic president Kerry Kilcannon nominates a ppeals court judge Caroline Masters to the top spot on the court, he knows he'll have a fight on his hands. Leading the opposition is his political ri val, MacDonald Gage, the GOP majority leader who owes his soul and career t o the Christian right wing. They're suspicious of Masters even before a pol itically charged case involving a teenager whose parents refuse to allow he r to terminate a disastrous pregnancy ends up in her court. More principled than Gage, but equally adamant, is Republican senator Chad Palmer, who, li ke Masters, harbors his own potentially career-destroying secret., Ballantine Books, 2001, 2.5, US: Scholastic, 1988. Good. Excerpt: ... tongue must burn, then," interposed Ludwig, "for if Bilderdyk' s account is true, it was a pretty hot affair." Ben was looking at them wit h an inquiring smile. "We are speaking of the siege of Leyden," explained L ambert. "Oh, yes," said Ben, eagerly, "I had forgotten all about it. This w as the very place. Let's give old Van der Werf three cheers. Hur-" Van Moun en uttered a hasty "Hush!" and explained that, patriotic as the Dutch were, the police would soon have something to say if a party of boys cheered in the street at midday. "What? Not cheer Van der Werf?" cried Ben, indignantl y. "One of the greatest chaps in history? Only think! Didn't he hold out ag ainst those murderous Spaniards for months and months? There was the town, surrounded on all sides by the enemy; great black forts sending fire and de ath into the very heart of the city-but no surrender! Every man a hero-wome n and children, too, brave and fierce as lions, provisions giving out, the very grass from between the paving stones gone-till people were glad to eat horses and cats and dogs and rats. Then came the plague-hundreds dying in the streets-but no surrender! Then when they could bear no more, when the p eople, brave as they were, crowded about Van der Werf in the public square begging him to give up, what did the noble old burgomaster say? 'I have swo rn to defend this city, and with God's help, I MEAN TO DO IT! If my body ca n satisfy your hunger, take it, and divide it among you, but expect no surr ender so long as I am alive.' Hurrah! hur-" Ben was getting uproarious; Lam bert playfully clapped his hand over his friend's mouth. The result was one., Scholastic, 1988, 2.5<

1988, ISBN: 9780590412957

US: Scholastic, 1988. Good. Excerpt: ... tongue must burn, then," interposed Ludwig, "for if Bilderdyk' s account is true, it was a pretty hot affair." Ben was looking at them wit h an … mais…

US: Scholastic, 1988. Good. Excerpt: ... tongue must burn, then," interposed Ludwig, "for if Bilderdyk' s account is true, it was a pretty hot affair." Ben was looking at them wit h an inquiring smile. "We are speaking of the siege of Leyden," explained L ambert. "Oh, yes," said Ben, eagerly, "I had forgotten all about it. This w as the very place. Let's give old Van der Werf three cheers. Hur-" Van Moun en uttered a hasty "Hush!" and explained that, patriotic as the Dutch were, the police would soon have something to say if a party of boys cheered in the street at midday. "What? Not cheer Van der Werf?" cried Ben, indignantl y. "One of the greatest chaps in history? Only think! Didn't he hold out ag ainst those murderous Spaniards for months and months? There was the town, surrounded on all sides by the enemy; great black forts sending fire and de ath into the very heart of the city-but no surrender! Every man a hero-wome n and children, too, brave and fierce as lions, provisions giving out, the very grass from between the paving stones gone-till people were glad to eat horses and cats and dogs and rats. Then came the plague-hundreds dying in the streets-but no surrender! Then when they could bear no more, when the p eople, brave as they were, crowded about Van der Werf in the public square begging him to give up, what did the noble old burgomaster say? 'I have swo rn to defend this city, and with God's help, I MEAN TO DO IT! If my body ca n satisfy your hunger, take it, and divide it among you, but expect no surr ender so long as I am alive.' Hurrah! hur-" Ben was getting uproarious; Lam bert playfully clapped his hand over his friend's mouth. The result was one., Scholastic, 1988, 2.5<

1988, ISBN: 0590412957

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