Part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia’s public language, Don Watson’s Death Sentence is scathing, funny and brilliant. ‘ ... in pu

In this “true story that reads like a novel,” the #1 New York Times–bestselling author reveals the facts behind a notorious Southern murder case (Library

From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--an

An awakening -- Inevitability of innocence -- Mercy vs. justice -- The great American death penalty decline -- The defense lawyering effect -- Murder insurance

For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Agains