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25 To Life
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
by Tom Shachtman ; Leslie Crocker Snyder
ISBN: 0446530204
ISBN-13: 9780446530200
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Grand Central Pub
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Pages: 352
Publisher's Notes
One of the nation's toughest judges shares her stories of life on and off the bench, offering a candid perspective on her very controversial career.
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25 to Life: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice, Tom Shachtman, Tom Schactman
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25 to Life: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice, Tom Shachtman, Tom Schactman
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25 to Life: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice, Tom Shachtman, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Tom Schactman
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25 to Life: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
Snyder, Leslie Crocker; Justice, Manhattan Supreme Court; Shachtman, Tom; Schactman, Tom
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25 to Life : The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
Snyder, Leslie Crocker
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 2002, 2002 Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. First ARC Edition. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 338 pages. One of America's toughest and most respected judges writes a true-life Law & Order, filled with stories from her controversial career.. First ARC Edition. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information)
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25 to Life : The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
Snyder, Leslie Crocker
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 2002, 2002 Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. First ARC Edition. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 338 pages. One of America's toughest and most respected judges writes a true-life Law & Order, filled with stories from her controversial career.. First ARC Edition. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information)
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25 To Life (The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth)
Snyder, Leslie Crocker and Shachtman, Tom
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Warner Books Inc, 2002. Stated First Printing. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "Describes her controversial crime-fighting career, what it is like to confront murderers and rapists, and how she deals with the contracts on her life. Last but not least, she gives us a blunt, front-lines assessment of our nation's war on crime - what should be done and why, if we as a nation are to survive.". First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6.25 x 9.25 in., 338 Pages. ( more information)
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