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The Monster of Florence
By: Douglas Preston
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history.
In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move... Read more
Law in America
By: Lawrence M. Friedman
Narrated by: Alan Nebelthau
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Lawrence M. Friedman is Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of 23 books about law and legal history. Hailed as American law's greatest living historian, Friedman traces the evolution of America's legal system from the colonial period to the present. A Modern Library Chronicle, this book is concise, insightful, and graced with wit. Read more
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Active Liberty
By: Justice Stephen Breyer
Narrated by: Justice Stephen Breyer
Length: 3 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
A highly respected associate justice of the United States Supreme Court since 1994, Stephen Breyer delivers a lucid and persuasive declaration that "active liberty"-the participation of American citizens in the process of government-should be a guiding principle of our nation. In this exceedingly polarized time, with the high court facing some... Read more
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Familie und Recht - Abridged
By: Gabriele Kokott-Weidenfeld
Narrated by: Gabriele Kokott-Weidenfeld
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Das Grundgesetz geht von der Ehe und der Familie als Keimzelle der Gesellschaft aus. Sie geben die bestmögliche Garantie für das Wohl der Kinder und bieten das ideale Umfeld für ihr Heranwachsen. Die sich daraus ergebenden Fragestellungen werden verständlich und alltagsnah erläutert: - Was hat Staat mit Familie zu tun? - Warum mischt sich... Read more
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If I Did It
By: the Goldman Family
Narrated by: Pablo Fenjves, Kim Goldman, G. Valmont Thomas, ...
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O. J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but he was ultimately found not guilty of criminal charges.The victims' families brought civil cases against Simpson, in which he was found... Read more
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Letters from Nuremberg
By: Lary Bloom & Christopher J. Dodd
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Length: 13 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Senator Christopher J. Dodd (Connecticut) presents letters his father wrote home while serving as a prosecutor at Nuremberg.
Senator Thomas Dodd began his career of public service as prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. Chris Dodd recently discovered his mother's collection of letters his father wrote during the trials. Through his father, Chris... Read more
And Justice for Some
By: Wendy Murphy
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants. Between their arrest and (potential) conviction, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense of their victims.
In many states, for instance, defendants can... Read more
Off the Record
By: Norman Pearlstine
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
When Norman Pearlstine—as editor in chief of Time Inc.—agreed to give prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald a reporter's notes of a conversation with a "confidential source," he was vilified for betraying the freedom of the press. But in this hard-hitting inside story, Pearlstine shows that "Plamegate" was not the clear case it seemed to be and that... Read more
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It's Not About the Truth
By: Mike Pressler & Don Yaeger
Narrated by: Dick Hill
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Mike Pressler walked into the bottom-floor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men's lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward.
It was 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program's... Read more
People Get Screwed All the Time
By: Robert Massi
Narrated by: Todd McLaren
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
What would you do if you were accused and arrested for a crime that you didn't commit? How about if you realized that you'd just been scammed for thousands of dollars? What about if, due to a circumstance as unavoidable as having the same name as a criminal, your credit rating kept you from buying a house or a car, or getting a loan for college?... Read more
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To Catch a Predator
By: Chris Hansen
Narrated by: Todd McLaren
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Over 40 million Americans have seen Dateline NBC's ongoing "To Catch a Predator" series, with an average of 11 million viewers per episode. So far, the Dateline series has led to the arrest of over 200 men and has shown that child predators can be anyone—even those who are the most trusted in the community, including rabbis and teachers.
In his... Read more
A Child of Fortune
By: Jeffrey St. John
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
In this exciting audio production, prize-winning journalist and historian Jeffrey St. John simulates day-by-day reportage to make you a firsthand witness to the 1787–1788 political battle to ratify the US Constitution. Discover how close both sides of the debate came to resorting to violence and rigged elections and witness Patrick Henry’s... Read more
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The Bureau
By: Ronald Kessler
Narrated by: Raymond Todd
Length: 17 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The Bureau takes listeners behind the scenes of the FBI, from its creation in 1908 to the scandals of present day. Based on exclusive interviews, Kessler reveals the inside story surrounding the events of September 11 and the investigation into the anthrax mailings. The Bureau delves deep within the agency, presenting the organization in its... Read more
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The Case of Abraham Lincoln
By: Julie M. Fenster
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1856, Abraham Lincoln was at a difficult point, personally. Depressed, edgy, and often despondent, he had grown bored with his work as a lawyer. He saw himself as a former congressman with little future in politics. Then in May of 1856, he became drawn to the case of the gruesome murder of a blacksmith named George Anderson. Lincoln was asked... Read more
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Lethal Injection
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Dieter of the Death Penalty Information Center and Jeff Middendorf of the State of Kentucky's Justice and Public Safety Cabinet about recent lethal injection developments. Read more
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Facing Down Evil
By: Daniel Paisner
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
No ordinary Washington memoir, Facing Down Evil is an unprecedented look behind the scenes of our nation's most powerful law enforcement agency. As the FBI's premier hostage negotiator, Clint Van Zandt worked or consulted on some of recent U.S. history's most unsettling and high-profile conflicts, including the Waco, Oklahoma City, and... Read more
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The Innocent Man
By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Craig Wasson
Length: 12 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime story that will terrify anyone who believes in the presumption of innocence.
SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
“Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be... Read more
Civil Rights Activist John Hope Franklin
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This is an interview with historian John Hope Franklin about his autobiography. Read more
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SCOTUS Discussions June 2006
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
The Supreme Court decided two cases today impacting death row inmates. Ray Suarez speaks with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief for The National Law Journal, regarding the decisions, including a challenge to the use of lethal injection. Read more
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SCOTUS Discussions January 2006
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn... Read more
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Objection!
By: Nancy Grace
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
As host of Closing Arguments on Court TV and Nancy Grace on CNN Headline News, Nancy Grace has won legions of devoted fans with her intelligent, plainspoken approach to the law. A passionate advocate of victims’ rights and outspoken critic of the often circus-like atmosphere surrounding high-profile cases, Grace addresses the critical issues at... Read more
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Class Action
By: Clara Bingham & Laura Leedy Gansler
Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
Length: 15 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
In the coldest reaches of northern Minnesota, a group of women endured a shocking degree of sexual harassment, until one found the courage to file the first sexual harassment class action suit in America, permanently changing the legal landscape.When the local iron mine began hiring women in 1975, Lois Jenson, a single mother on welfare, didn’t... Read more
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Cornerstone of Liberty
By: Timothy Sandefur
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
“Under the banner of economic development, all private property is now vulnerable to being taken and transferred to another private owner…Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory…The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result.”—Justice Sandra... Read more
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution
By: Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
While the government claims to be a representative republic, somehow hot-button topics from gay marriage to the allocation of Florida’s presidential electors always seem to be decided by unelected judges. What gives them the right to decide such issues? The judges say it’s the Constitution.Author and law professor Kevin Gutzman shows that there... Read more
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