October 3, 1995. The shocking outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial leaves a nation divided. July 5, 2011. Casey Anthony walks free despite being convicted by millions on cable news and social media. There are times when something as supposedly simple as a just verdict rises to the level of cultural touchstone. Often these moments hinge on logic that seems flawed and inexplicable—until now. In Acquittal, leading trial consultant Richard Gabriel explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be. Drawing on more than twenty-eight years of experience, Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, from the tabloid trials of Casey Anthony, O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector, and Heidi Fleiss to the political firestorms involving Enron and Whitewater. An expert on court psychology and communications, Gabriel offers unique insights on defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury. Through play-by-play breakdowns of the proceedings, Gabriel reveals the differences between a court of law and the court of public opinion, the convoluted mechanics behind jury selection, strategies for creating a careful balance of evidence and doubt, and the difficulties of providing a fair trial in the digital age. Along the way, Gabriel raises hard questions about not only the legal system but about the possibility of justice in an oversaturated media landscape. The courtroom is a natural theater. The stakes are high. The roles are all too familiar. And there is always the chance of a twist ending. Acquittal is a revelatory guide to this riveting, frustrating, fascinating world—the most unpredictable drama in American life.

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Gabriel, Richard

Legal History

BERKLEY

A leading trial consultant gives an inside look at the courtroom and justice system that explains how some of the most controversial verdicts in recent times came to be. There are the courtroom scenes we see on TV, and then there’s the truth about what happens behind the scenes—and inside the minds of the players. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience, Richard Gabriel provides firsthand accounts of his work on high-profile cases, offering unique insights on our justice system and those who shape it: the defendants, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, journalists, and the most important people in the room: the jury. An expert on court psychology and communication, Gabriel discusses his work on cases ranging from Casey Anthony to Enron and O.J. Simpson to Whitewater, in a book that will enlighten you about justice in America today.

Acquittal: Secrets of a High-Profile Trial Consultant

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Signet

Operation Peace for Galilee: The Israeli-Plo War in Lebanon

One of America's foremost military analysts provides a detailed account of the 1982 war, based on hundreds of inteviews with soldiers, guerrillas, and civilians from both sides

Operation Peace for Galilee: the Israeli-PLO War in Lebanon

History

Middle East

FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, INC.

Warrior Pharaoh is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of the life and deeds of Pharaoh Thutmose II (14801426 B.C.) of Egypt, one of the greatest political and military leaders of the ancient world. Written by one of Americas premier military historians, the attention to historical detail is exceeded only by the storys fast pace and riveting adventure as the author tells the tale of Thutmoses early life, rise to power, defeat of his enemies, and rule over Egypt in the 15 century B.C. The portrayal of life, love and war in ancient Egypt offers a historical tale of human adventure from which the reader will learn much about how best, from the personal perspectives of those who lived and made it.

Warrior Pharaoh: A Chronicle Of The Life And Deeds Of Thutmose III, Great Lion Of Egypt, Told In His Own Words To Thaneni The Scribe

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

iUniverse

A psychiatric casualty from the Vietnam War, Trip Tripoletti accepts a teaching position at St. Sebastian College run by Norbertine monks and discovers not all madness is confined to army psychiatric wards. They're all herea stigmatic dwarf, a cat-torturing Ukrainian, a poisonous dean, an LSD-crazed monk, a necrophilic priest, a suicidal homosexual, a pre-orgasmic dean of womenalong with the usual collection of zany faculty all too familiar to those of us who survived Catholic higher education. Gabriel's characters are alive and crazy, and hysterically funny to boot, that is until Trip stumbles upon the terrible secret kept by the monks of St. Sebastian, and then events take a deadly turn that threatens Trip's sanity and his life. Sebastian's Cross is black humor at its best!

Sebastian's Cross

Humor & Satire

Lion of the Sun: A Chronicle Of The Wars, Battles and Great Deeds Of Pharaoh Thutmose III, Great Lion of Egypt, As Told To Thaneni The Scribe

Lion Of The Sun continues the saga of Thutmose III (1480?1426 B.C.E.) of Egypt as told by his oldest friend and scribe, Thaneni, in the chronicle entitled Warrior Pharaoh (iUniverse, 2001).Having been denied his rightful claim to the throne by his aunt, Hatshepsut, Thutmose gained his place as king of Egypt by a military coup. Now as Pharaoh, Thutmose must deal with the threats that confront Egypt.Lion Of The Sun is Thaneni's tale of Thutmose's life as warrior king, the Great Lion of Egypt, whom history has remembered as the greatest warrior pharaoh of all time.

Genre Fiction

Jesus The Egyptian: The Origins of Christianity And The Psychology of Christ

Jesus The Egyptian is a revolutionary attempt to examine the origins of Christianity as historical artifacts and not theological ones. The author offers the theory that Christianity is historically rooted in the ancient Egyptian creed of Osiris and not only, as is often claimed, in Judaism, presenting a radical break with established Christian tradition.Professor Gabriel offers an intriguing analysis of Jesus' psychological motivation to explain Jesus' rejection of Judaism and his adoption of the Osiran-Isis creed, the most popular and practiced pagan theology of Christ's time.

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

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