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A Civil Action

By Jonathan Harr

By Jonathan Harr

By Jonathan Harr

By Jonathan Harr

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Paperback $17.95

Aug 27, 1996 | ISBN 9780679772675

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Aug 10, 2011 | ISBN 9780307804785

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    About A Civil Action

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation’s largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything. 

    “The legal thriller of the decade.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Described as “a page-turner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bare-knuckle legal brinksmanship” by The New York Times, A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry—one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference.  Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, A Civil Action is an unforgettable reading experience that will leave the reader both shocked and enlightened.
     
    A Civil Action was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall.

    About A Civil Action

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation’s largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything. 

    “The legal thriller of the decade.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Described as “a page-turner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bare-knuckle legal brinksmanship” by The New York Times, A Civil Action is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry—one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference.  Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, A Civil Action is an unforgettable reading experience that will leave the reader both shocked and enlightened.
     
    A Civil Action was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall.

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    About Jonathan Harr

    Jonathan Harr is the author of the national bestseller A Civil Action, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and The Lost Painting, a New York Times bestseller. He is a former staff writer at the New… More about Jonathan Harr

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    Jonathan Harr is the author of the national bestseller A Civil Action, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and The Lost Painting, a New York Times bestseller. He is a former staff writer at the New… More about Jonathan Harr

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $17.95
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 27, 1996 | 512 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679772675

    Category: Domestic Politics | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 10, 2011 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780307804785
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    Praise

    “Whether in truth or fiction, I have never read a more compelling chronicle of litigation.” —John Grisham

    “A page-turner. Rich and vivid … eventful and gripping.” —The New York Times

    “Once you start A Civil Action, you probably will not be able to put it down.” —Washington Post Book World

    “The legal thriller of the decade.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Awards

    American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award WINNER 1996

    National Book Awards WINNER 1995

    National Book Critics Circle Awards WINNER

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