You name itthis story has it. It is fantastic, lurid, terrifying, and awe-inspiring. Mary Anne struggles to overcome the treachery of doctors and lawyers bribed by her husband, Edsel, in the court battles that ensued. She has ongoing health problems and will never be the same as she was before she met Edsel. Justice was not done.

The practice of law is the business of persuasion, and storytelling is the most effective means of persuading. A credible lawyer capable of telling a well-reasoned story that moves the listener will always beat the lawyer who cannot. This entertaining book shows you how to convey legal information in a cogent, persuasive way to the client who needs the help, to opposing counsel, and to the decision-maker who has to make the final call.

LOVERS . . . Belinda—The movie mogul’s sensual, stunning daughter, she was determined to make it on her own as a screenwriter. Independent and driven to succeed, she never dreamed she’d be sidetracked by her own need for a Hollywood superstud who made her feel like a woman . . . and act like a whore. Jack—The street tough who became the sexiest star in Hollywood. He was hooked on pleasure and pretty women, but the dark secret in his past made him hot to seduce Belinda for the sweetest of all reasons—revenge. AND LIARS In Hollywood the last words a woman should believe are spoken when she’s between black satin sheets and in her lover’s arms.

Grutman gives readers a rollicking behind-the-scenes tour of American law--and a scathing indictment of its frequent excesses.

Alex, an international model, grows weary of glitz and glamour and looks to her husband, Ron Gerard, a "nice, stable doctor," to provide some normalcy in her life. She soon discovers, however, that the 'good' doctor is a swinger who prefers sex with other women. At first, Alex enjoys the parties, excitement, and uninhibited sex, but she soon realizes that the only reason Ron values her is because her alluring body and exotic looks open up doors to the swinging scene that her husband could never walk through on his own. Alex wants more, and she finds it in the arms of Jack Grant, a married man. As the affair blossoms, Alex becomes depressed and irrational. Her only hope for happiness, she believes, is to leave her husband and convince Jack to leave his wife. Jack is torn between continuing the incredible sex with Alex and leaving his wife who he still loves. When he ends the affair, Alex becomes even more unstable, and events spiral to a conclusion that no one could have ever foreseen. Explore a world of swingers, faithless love, and betrayal in Lovers & Liars.

Giving each of Stephen Sondheim's musicals its own chapter, Ethan Mordden applies fresh insights and analysis to consider Sondheim's place in modern art, addressing the newcomer and the aficionado alike.