{"product_id":"a-civil-action-9780679772675","title":"A Civil Action","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - The true story of one man so determined to take down two of the nation's largest corporations accused of killing children from water contamination that he risks losing everything. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe legal thriller of the decade.\" --\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Described as \"a page-turner filled with greed, duplicity, heartache, and bare-knuckle legal brinksmanship\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e is the searing, compelling tale of a legal system gone awry--one in which greed and power fight an unending struggle against justice. Yet it is also the story of how one man can ultimately make a difference. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant Porsche-driving lawyer who hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything, including his sanity. With an unstoppable narrative power reminiscent of Truman Capote's \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable reading experience that will leave the reader both shocked and enlightened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJONATHAN HARR is the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eA Civil Action\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Painting\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He is a former staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew England Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647484662034,"sku":"9780679772675","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45f15faa-cbd8-4848-9b21-378e1be15237.jpg?v=1734800661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-civil-action-9780679772675","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}