{"product_id":"the-appeal-9780385515047","title":"The Appeal","description":"\u003ci\u003ePolitics has always been a dirty game.\u003cbr\u003eNow justice is, too. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eTheir\u003c\/i\u003e Supreme Court justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385515047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.43w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2007 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2008 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2008 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2008 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2008 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2009 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e121260 \/ Appeal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Grisham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636810641564,"sku":"9780385515047","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b9812896-294d-4293-b626-3964e986f326.jpg?v=1603843021","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-appeal-9780385515047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}