02999cam a2200373 4500 588247836 TxAuBib 20220722120000.0 ||||||s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415943595 1415943591 bf41c11d-362c-47a3-9d30-e93fd3955391 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 146526 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib GRISHAM, JOHN. The Appeal [Libby Audiobook]. Books on Tape, 2008. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 345MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 345MB. HTML:In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.<br /> Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?<br /> The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. <i>Their</i> Supreme Court justice.<br /> THE APPEAL is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. The New York Times Best Seller List. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-22 20:00:03. Beck, Michael. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/146526-TheAppeal.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/146526-TheAppeal.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BF41C11D-362C-47A3-9D30-E93FD3955391&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/146526-TheAppeal.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/146526-TheAppeal.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BF41C11D-362C-47A3-9D30-E93FD3955391&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)