Trial by ordeal : fire on the Forrestal /

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Honor and Betrayal : the Untold Story of the Navy SEALs Who Captured the ""Butcher of Fallujah""--and the Shameful Ordeal They Later Endured. by Robinson, Patrick

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Hitler on trial

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The third degree : the triple murder that shook Washington and changed American criminal justice. by Seligman, Scott D.

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The morning breaks : the trial of Angela Davis by Aptheker, Bettina

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Newsworthy : the Supreme Court battle over privacy and press freedom by Barbas, Samantha

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E1-472 Kikkik

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60 minutes. Know my name. Part 2

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An affair of state : the investigation, impeachment, and trial of President Clinton by Posner, Richard A.

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The Pickwick papers. Episode nine

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Justice : Japan style

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The criminal jury old and new : jury power from early times to the present day by Hostettler, John

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August 1914 : France, the Great War, and a month that changed the world forever by Cabanes, Bruno

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Mandela : a Biography by Meredith, Martin

Table of Contents: “…The mission school ladder -- Johannesburg -- Friends and comrades -- The apartheid machine -- The 'M' plan -- The freedom charter -- 'The fabulous decade' -- A trial of endurance -- Spear of the nation -- Capture -- Operation Mayibuye -- The Rivonia trial -- Prisoner 466/64 -- A double ordeal -- Soweto -- Free Mandela! …”
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Dear Dr. Spock : Letters about the Vietnam War to America's Favorite Baby Doctor. by Foley, Michael S.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Note on the Letters; 1 Gunfire in the Distance, 1965; 2 Into the Quagmire, 1966; 3 Polarization, January-October 1967; 4 The Antiwar Challenge and Its Discontents, October 1967-February 1968; 5 Shock Waves: The Aftermath of Tetand the Ordeal at Home, February-May 1968; 6 The War on Trial, May-September 1968; 7 Toward Nixon's War, September 1968-December 1969; 8 The End of the Tunnel, 1970-1972; Appendix; Notes; Index; About the Editor.…”
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Southern lady, Yankee spy : the true story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union agent in the heart of the Confederacy by Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…: Virginia leaves the Union -- "Our flag was gone": The war's first year -- "The bright rush of life": The making of the Richmond underground -- Bet and the "beast": Butler finds his spy -- "This precious dust": The clandestine reburial of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren -- "The smoke of battle": Grant moves on Richmond -- "A flaming altar": The fall of Richmond and its aftermath -- "A fiery ordeal": The trials of a female politician -- The myth of "Crazy Bet" -- Epilogue: Van Lew's ghost.…”
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Troubled Waters : Rethinking the Theology of Baptism.

Table of Contents: “…Getting our feet wet: the antecedents of Christian baptism outside the New Testament -- John's baptism-totally immersed in his work: pre-Christian initiations in the New Testament and pre-sacramental texts -- Parting the waters: the beginnings of water baptism as a Christian rite: the Acts of the Apostles -- Trial by water ordeal: Paul and burial with Christ -- Breaking the waters of birth: water baptism in the Johannine literature? …”
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Standing in the need : culture, comfort, and coming home after Katrina by Browne, Katherine E., 1953-

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Emotion, violence, vengeance and law in the Middle Ages : essays in honour of William Ian Miller

Table of Contents: “…Hot anger and just indignation: Justificatory strategies in Early Modern German homicide trials / Susanne Pohl-Zucker -- Trial by ordeal by jury in Medieval England, or Saints and Sinners in Literature and Law / Elizabeth Papp Kamali -- Threats and intimidation in Anglo-Norman legal disputes / William Eves -- Courts and rule-making in Eleventh-Century Western France / M.W. …”
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Confederate Agent. by Horan, James D.

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Cesare Beccaria : the genius of On crimes and punishments by Hostettler, John

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Watershed -- Visionary -- Cri de Coeur -- Critique of Inquisition Procedure -- A Final Note -- About the author -- Beccaria's Life And Times -- A Modest Man -- Crime and Punishment -- House Arrest -- Academy of Fists -- Thomas Jefferson -- A Changing World -- Retribution -- Break with Friends -- Death of Teresa -- Consideration of "On Crimes and Punishments" -- Secret Accusations and Torture -- The Effects of Secrecy -- "Torture a Mercy" -- Trial by Ordeal -- Consecrated Cruelty…”
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Primitive Law, Past and Present. by Diamond, A. S.

Table of Contents: “…11 lIThe Law of the Hebrews12 The Hebrew Code; Part II; 13 The Food Gatherers; 14 Early Hunters, Agriculturists and Pastoralists; 15 Agriculturists, Hunters and Pastoralists of the Second Grade; 16 Cattle Keepers -- The Third Agricultural Grade, First Stage; 17 Cattle Keepers -- The Law; 18 Cattle Keepers -- Crimes and Civil Injuries; 19 The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes -- Third Agricultural Grade, Second Stage; 20 The Recent Peoples of the Early Codes -- The Law; 21 Trial by Ordeal in the Early Codes; 22 The Recent Peoples of the Central Codes -- Third Agricultural Grade, Third Stage.…”
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Jewish Magic and Superstition : a Study in Folk Religion. by Trachtenberg, Joshua

Table of Contents: “…Free Will; Omens; The Prognostic Arts; The Divining Princes; Necromancy; Buried Treasure; Trial By Ordeal; CHAPTER XV. DREAMS; The Dream In Human Affairs; Where Dreams Come From; ""Dreams Follow Their Interpretation""; The Technique Of Interpretation; Dream Divination; Neutralizing Ominous Dreams.…”
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Jewish Magic and Superstition : a Study in Folk Religion. by Trachtenberg, Joshua

Table of Contents: “…Free Will; Omens; The Prognostic Arts; The Divining Princes; Necromancy; Buried Treasure; Trial By Ordeal; CHAPTER XV. DREAMS; The Dream In Human Affairs; Where Dreams Come From; ""Dreams Follow Their Interpretation""; The Technique Of Interpretation; Dream Divination; Neutralizing Ominous Dreams.…”
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Insights on james, 1 & 2 peter by Swindoll, Charles R.

Table of Contents: “…The Give-and-Take of Domestic Harmony -- 1 Peter 3:1-7Righteous Life and Ready Defense -- 1 Peter 3:8-17; Focusing Fully on Jesus Christ -- 1 Peter 3:18-22; How to Shock the Pagan Crowd -- 1 Peter 4:1-6; Marching Orders for Soldiers of the Cross -- 1 Peter 4:7-11; Our Fiery Ordeal (1 Peter 4:12-5:14); A Firm Foundation through Fiery Trials -- 1 Peter 4:12-19; A Job Description for Shepherds -- 1 Peter 5:1-4; A Formula that Brings Relief -- 1 Peter 5:5-7; Standing Nose-to-Nose with the Adversary -- 1 Peter 5:8-14; Introduction: 2 Peter; Exhortation to Spiritual Maturity (2 Peter 1:1-21).…”
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Israel, the embattled ally by Safran, Nadav

Table of Contents: “…1973: New Challenges, New Responses -- 17. Trial by Ordeal: The 1973 Yom Kippur War…”
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The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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The science of conjecture : evidence and probability before Pascal

Table of Contents: “…Renaissance Law -- Henry VIII Presumed Wed -- Tudor Treason Trials.…”
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Identity, Nationalism, and Cultural Heritage under Siege : Five Narratives of Pomak Heritage - From Forced Renaming to Weddings. by Myuhtar-May, Fatme

Table of Contents: “…; 3 Implications for Pomak Heritage; Chapter 4 A Pomak Life of Dissent Amidst Cultural Oppression in Communist Bulgaria; Meeting Ramadan; Ramadan's Vŭzhroditelen-Protses Ordeal; Trouble in Kornitsa; Trouble in Exile; Bloody Revival in the Rhodopes; Prison Tribulations; 1 Arrest, Detention, and Trial; 2 Tortured Prisoner; 3 Release and Re-imprisonment; "Take the Passport or Die"; Conclusion; Chapter 5 The Ribnovo Wedding: A Pomak Tradition; Introduction; Ribnovo: Place and People.…”
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Poisonous Plants and Phytochemicals in Drug Discovery by Mtewa, Andrew G.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- Listof Tables -- Preface -- Editors -- Chapter 1 Historical Use of Toxic Plants -- 1.1 Introduction to Toxic Plants -- 1.2 Poisonous Plants as Sources of Traditional and Modern Medicines -- 1.3 Toxic Plants and Justice -- 1.3.1 Toxic Plants in Capital Punishment -- 1.3.2 Trial by Ordeal -- 1.4 Toxic Plants in Poisoned Weapons -- 1.4.1 Arrow Poisons -- 1.5 Plant Fishing Poisons/Piscicides/Ichthyotoxins -- 1.6 Poisonous Plants as Food -- 1.7 Poisonous Plants as Biopesticides…”
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History, justice, and the agency of God : a hermeneutical and exegetical investigation on Isaiah and Psalms by Schroeder, Christoph O.

Table of Contents: “…THE THEORY OF THE JUDICIAL ORDEAL AT THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE -- 6.1 The Cultic-Institutional Hypothesis -- 6.2 Critique: The Hypothetical Character of the Cultic Institution -- 6.3 YHWH's Acting as Judge in the Individual Complaint Psalms -- 6.4 Conclusion.…”
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Seamless : Overcoming Futurephobia by Weaving a Thread Between Past, Present and Future. by Sörman-Nilsson, Anders

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Gods and Diseases : Making sense of our physical and mental wellbeing. by Tacey, David

Table of Contents: “…Depression, Self-Harm and Suicide; Depression as a struggle with an alien will; The dying of immature innocence; Becoming aware of another claim; Self-esteem as a gift from the soul; Ordeals and trials in ancient and modern contexts.…”
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Politics, murder, and love in Stalin's Kremlin : the story of Nikolai Bukharin and Anna Larina by Gregory, Paul R.

Table of Contents: “…May 1938: Anna's Own Ordeal; 45. December 1938: Back from the Precipice; 46. …”
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Politics, murder, and love in Stalin's Kremlin : the story of Nikolai Bukharin and Anna Larina by Gregory, Paul R.

Table of Contents: “…May 1938: Anna's Own Ordeal; 45. December 1938: Back from the Precipice; 46. …”
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Legal procedure and practice in medieval Denmark by Andersen, Per, 1969-

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Leader evolution : from technical expertise to strategic leadership by Patterson, Alan

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The complete stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / Shelley Fisher Fishkin -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Editors' note -- 1: Collected Stories -- Folks from Dixie (1898) -- Anner 'Lizer's stumblin' block -- Ordeal at Mt Hope -- Colonel's awakening -- Trial sermons on Bull-Skin -- Jimsella -- Mt Pisgah's Christmas 'possum -- Family feud -- Aunt Mandy's investment -- Intervention of Peter -- Nelse Hatton's vengeance -- At shaft 11 -- Deliberation of Mr Dunkin -- Strength of Gideon and other stories (1900) -- Strength of Gideon -- Mammy Peggy's pride -- Viney's free papers -- Fruitful sleeping of the Rev Elisha Edwards -- Ingrate -- Case of "Ca'line" -- Finish of Patsy Barnes -- One man's fortunes -- Jim's probation -- Uncle Simon's Sundays out -- Mr Cornelius Johnson, office-seeker -- Old-time Christmas -- Mess of pottage -- Trustfulness of Polly -- Tragedy at Three Forks -- Finding of Zach -- Johnsonham, Junior -- Faith cure man -- Council of state -- Silas Jackson -- In old plantation days (1903) -- Aunt Tempe's triumph -- Aunt Tempe's revenge -- Walls of Jericho -- How Brother Parker fell from grace -- Trousers -- Last fiddling of Mordaunt's Jim -- Supper by proxy -- Trouble about Sophiny -- Mr Groby's slippery gift -- Ash-cake Hannah and her Ben -- Dizzy-headed Dick -- Conjuring contest -- Dandy Jim's conjure scare -- Memory of Martha -- Who stand for the gods -- Lady slipper -- Blessed deceit -- Brief cure of Aunt Fanny -- Stanton coachman -- Easter wedding -- Finding of Martha -- Defection of Maria Ann Gibbs -- Judgment of Paris -- Silent Sam'el -- Way of a woman -- Heart of Happy Hollow (1904) -- Foreword -- Scapegoat -- One Christmas at Shiloh -- Mission of Mr Scatters -- Matter of doctrine -- Old Abe's conversion -- Race question -- Defender of the faith -- Cahoots -- Promoter -- Wisdom of silence -- Triumph of Ol' Mis' Pease -- Lynching of Jube Benson -- Schwalliger's philanthropy -- Interference of Patsy Ann -- Home-coming of 'Rastus Smith -- Boy and the bayonet -- 2: Uncollected Stories -- Dialect stories (New York Journal and Advertiser, 1897) -- Buss Jinkins up nawth: a human nature sketch of real darkey life in New York -- Yellowjack's game of craps: a character sketch of real darky life in New York -- How George Johnson "won out": a character sketch of real darky life in New York -- Hoodooing of Mr Bill Simms: a darky dialect story -- Ohio Pastorals (Lippincott's, 1901) -- Mortification of the flesh -- Independence of Silas Bollender -- White counterpane -- Minority Committee -- Visiting of Mother Danbury -- Individual stories (1890/1905) -- His bride of the tomb -- His failure in arithmetic -- His little lark -- From impulse -- Tenderfoot -- Little Billy -- End of the chapter -- Lafe Halloway's two fights -- Emancipation of Evalina Jones -- Lion tamer -- Nathan makes his proposal -- In a circle -- Jethro's garden -- Vindication of Jared Hargot -- Way of love -- Churching of Grandma Pleasant -- Case of Cadwallader -- Jimmy Weedon's contretempts -- Ole Conju'in Joe -- Prophesy of fate -- Sister Jackson's superstitions -- Sources -- Alphabetical list of stories -- Chronological list of stories -- Works cited -- Index of titles.…”
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Life and death in Rikers Island by Venters, Homer, 1967-

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