Kevin Dwyer

Jure Fiorillo

Presents the shocking facts about the real-life crimes that inspired twenty-five popular episodes from the hit NBC television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, following the cases from the initial investigation through the trial, sometimes controversial verdicts, and struggle of real-life victims to deal with the psychological scars left behind. Original.

True Stories of Law and Order: SVU

Focuses on twenty-five true stories behind the "Law and Order Special Victims Unit" television series; describing the criminal process and the real people involved in some of the nation's most notorious crimes.

The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show

True Stories of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Coleman endures a heinous act on him. After the case is dropped, his mother, Claire, accedes to his request to move. Leaving behind his old life, he is left with a disturbing scar on his back. Hopelessness comes in on him and he takes off the bracelet that he has worn his whole life, which means something to him. Looking for a new beginning, Jesse who dresses differently meets Jaden who dresses like an outcast and the two fall in love with each other. With love from their mothers and good friend Liz, they try to bury their pasts behind.

Pride of Love

Reveals the facts behind twenty-five episodes of the hit show's most popular episodes.

The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit Tv Show

True Stories of Law & Order

What makes French kissing French? Who invented Spin the Bottle? Why have millions kissed the Blarney Stone? This irreverent miscellany of kissing trivia draws upon history, science, and pop culture to explore countless fascinating questions: Why do people kiss, anyway? Are there any cultures that don¿t kiss? And what about the animal kingdom? Is it true that some fish actually kiss? From ¿Star Trek¿ (home to TV¿s first interracial kiss) and the Brothers Grimm (home to the first princess-frog kiss) to the top 10 greatest make-out songs of all time, this little book answers everything you¿ve ever wondered about kissing -- and lots of things you probably never thought of. Full-color illustrations. Compact format.

A Trivial Study of Smooching

Kiss and Tell

Juré Fiorillo

Part of the reason millions of fans tune in to Law & Order is the gritty realism of its storytelling. The monumentally popular show has included many episodes inspired by actual cases ripped from the headlines. Here are the fascinating and shocking facts behind 25 of the hit show's most popular episodes--and, just as in the television drama, the actual crime is just the beginning, as you follow these cases from the initial stages of the investigation through the trial and up to the often controversial verdicts.--From publisher description.

True Stories of Law and Order

This book, first published in 1991, moves beyond sensational headlines to explore how Middle Eastern men and women speak and feel about the societies in which they live. Kevin Dwyer makes use of extensive research and interview material from Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco and combines first-hand testimony with vivid and illuminating analysis. The voices are those of lawyers, political militants, religious thinkers, journalists and human rights activists who focus their discussion on the question of human rights and critical issues in social and cultural life.

The human rights debate in the Middle East

Arab Voices

Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi

A fascinating journey through the world of Moroccan cinema.

M.A. Tazi and the Adventure of Moroccan Cinema

Beyond Casablanca

Explores all aspects of the kiss, including why people kiss, why kisses are given under mistletoe, and such subjects as kissing bugs, French kissing, and origins of phrases with "kiss" in them.

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