Sparring Partners

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0385549334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store. “Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the courtroom. He’s called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again—until now. Now Mack is back, and he’s leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned. In “Strawberry Moon,” we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can’t save him, the courts slam the door, and the governor says no to a last-minute request for clemency. As the clock winds down, Cody has one final request. The “Sparring Partners” are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe each other, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the resulting fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time in her career and try to save herself? By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Partners

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385541929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
AN ORIGINAL E-SHORT • This standalone prequel to the #1 bestseller Rogue Lawyer tells the story of how Sebastian Rudd finally found someone he could trust to be his driver, bodyguard, law clerk, and partner. Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick: Partner. So if Sebastian is just about the most unpopular lawyer in town, why is Partner so loyal to him? How did they meet? And what's the real story of this man of few words who's as good with a gun as he is with the law? The surprising answers are all in PARTNERS, John Grisham's first exclusively digital short story. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Effective Taekwan-do Sparring

Author: Jim Hogan
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847971340
Category : Tae kwon do
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you are a typical student of Taekwond-Do, or any other martial art that practises semi-free, continuous sparring, then this book is for you. Written specifically for club-level martial artists, "Effective Taekwon-Do Sparring" bridges the gap between the wider Taekwon-Do syllabus and the particular demands of sparring. In order to do this, the authors go right back to basics. The fundamentals of stance, movement and defence are analysed in detail and significantly adapted for the sparring arena. Core attacking techniques are reviewed and, if necessary, modified in order to improve their effectiveness in typical sparring scenarios. Finally, basic elements of sparring strategy such as assessing opponents, creating openings, effective combinations and counter-attacks are examined. Based on Master Hogan's decades of competition and teaching experience, the book offers club-level martial artists a unique insight into the principles underpinning today's top international fighters, and encourages them to use that insight to analyse and improve every aspect of their own sparring. AUTHOR: Master Jim Hogan is an internationally renowned Taekwon-Do instructor who dominated the UK tournament scene in the 1980s, becoming European Champion in sparring in 1984. With over two decades of teaching experience, Master Hogan is a highly sought-after teacher and coach. Master Hogan holds the rank of 7th degree black belt and runs his own Taekwon-Do association, Hogan's Institute of Taekwon-Do, with clubs in London and Surrey where he continues to teach. James Home, a 4th degree black belt in Taekwond-Do, is a senior student and assistant instructor of Master Jim Hogan. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Taekwond-Do, James trains and teaches in Surrey where he runs his own club. SELLING POINTS: *Aimed at Taekwond-Do practitioners and martial artists of any level of sparring ability and confidence *This book will be informative, challenging and thought provoking through a combination of detailed explanations and practical exercises *Written for club-level martial artists it offers a unique insight into the principles underpinning today's top international fighters *Superbly illustrated with 603 colour photographs *Master Jim Hogan is an internationally renowned Taekwon-Do instructor, holds a 7th degree black belt and has decades of competition and teaching experience *James Home is a 4th degree belt in Taekwon-Do and assistant instructor of Master Jim Hogan ILLUSTRATIONS 603 colour photographs *

The Litigators

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0385535252
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After leaving a fast-track legal career and going on a serious bender, David Zinc is sober, unemployed, and desperate enough to take a job at Finley & Figg, a self-described “boutique law firm” that is anything but. Oscar Finley and Wally Figg are in fact just two ambulance chasers who bicker like an old married couple. But now the firm is ready to tackle a case that could make the partners rich—without requiring them to actually practice much law. A class action suit has been brought against Varrick Labs, a pharmaceutical giant with annual sales of $25 billion, alleging that Krayoxx, its most popular drug, causes heart attacks. Wally smells money. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of Krayoxx users to join the suit. It almost seems too good to be true ... and it is. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Dead Man’s Grave (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers, Book 1)

Author: Neil Lancaster
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008470340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
‘The best police procedural I’ve read in years’ Jane Casey ‘Grabbed me from the first page’ Ian Rankin

Gief's Gym: a Guide to Street Fighter V

Author: Joe Munday
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781537114705
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Cover Art by: Quasimodox Kindle Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JZMN6WC Paperwhite Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KUDHEUU Welcome to Gief's Gym! This guide has been crafted and honed by the dedicated community at r/StreetFighter to help players with absolutely no experience understand and practically improve at fighting games. This first edition includes 50 lessons covering everything from the very basics of controlling your character to the high level of thinking required to control your opponent. Numerous players have used this guide to quickly learn and execute on the core concepts having never played a fighting game. Gief's Gym will provide the workouts and encouragement you need to become fluent in fighting games.

Ontotheological Turnings?

Author: Joeri Schrijvers
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438438958
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
This incisive work examines questions of ontotheology and their relation to the so-called "theological turn" of recent French phenomenology. Joeri Schrijvers explores and critiques the decentering of the subject attempted by Jean-Luc Marion, Jean-Yves Lacoste, and Emmanuel Levinas, three philosophers who, inspired by their readings of Heidegger, attempt to overturn the active and autonomous subject. In his consideration of each thinker, Schrijvers shows that a simple reversal of the subject-object distinction has been achieved, but no true decentering of the subject. For Lacoste, the subject becomes God's intention; for Marion, the subject becomes the object and objective of givenness; and for Levinas, the subject is without secrets, like an object, before a greater Other. Critiquing the axioms and assumptions of contemporary philosophy, Schrijvers argues that there is no overcoming ontotheology. He ultimately proposes a more phenomenological and existential approach, a presencing of the invisible, to address the concerns of ontotheology.

Freestyle Sparring

Author: Woo Jin Jung
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736001298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Techniques and tactics for a competitive edge.

New Living Cases on Corporate Governance

Author: Martin Hilb
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030486060
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 103

Book Description
This unique open access book features a selection of Living Cases on Corporate Governance, which were developed and compiled by chairpersons, members of the board of directors, and CEOs in various countries, working in close collaboration with prominent researchers. Each Living Case addresses a current issue that a given company or institution needs to resolve. For every Case, the goal is formulated by the researcher, in consultation with the client. The participants of internal or external board seminars, or university students, then work in teams to analyze the problem, develop an innovative and feasible solution, and summarize the most important lessons learned.

Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525556273
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Theodore Boone is back on the case in an all-new adventure! Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a page-turning legal thriller for a new generation of readers. Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when Woody is arrested—an unwitting accomplice to armed robbery—Theo knows he is innocent. Racing the clock while Woody sits in jail, Theo will do everything in his power to help his friend and save Woody from an unforgiving system where justice is not equal for all. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and undisputed master of the modern legal thriller, Theodore Boone’s trials and triumphs will keep readers hooked until the very last page.