"A riveting and infuriating examination of criminal prosecutions, revealing how easy it is to convict the wrong person and how nearly impossible it is to undo the error." --Washington Post &nbsp; "No one has illuminated this problem more thoughtfully and persistently." --Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy Jim McCloskey was at a midlife crossroads when he met the man who would change his life. A former management consultant, McCloskey had grown disenchanted with the business world; he enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary at the age of 37. His first assignment, in 1980, was as a chaplain at Trenton State Prison. Among the inmates was Jorge de los Santos, a heroin addict who'd been convicted of murder years earlier. He swore to McCloskey that he was innocent--and, over time, McCloskey came to believe him. With no legal or investigative training to speak of, McCloskey threw himself into the case. Two years later, thanks to those efforts, Jorge de los Santos walked free, fully exonerated. McCloskey had found his calling. He established Centurion Ministries, the first group in America devoted to overturning wrongful convictions. Together with his staff and a team of forensic experts, lawyers, and volunteers--through tireless investigation and an unflagging dedication to justice--Centurion has freed 65 innocent prisoners who had been sentenced to life or death. When Truth Is All You Have&nbsp;is McCloskey's inspirational story, as well as those of the unjustly imprisoned for whom he has fought. Spanning the nation, it is a chronicle of faith and doubt; of triumphant success and shattering failure. It candidly exposes a life of searching and struggle, uplifted by McCloskey's certainty that he had found what he was put on earth to do. Filled with generosity, humor, and compassion, it is the soul-bearing account of a man who has redeemed innumerable lives--and incited a movement--with nothing more than his unshakeable belief in the truth.

When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted

Biographies & Memoirs

Lerman, Philip

McCloskey, Jim

Leaders & Notable People

DOUBLEDAY

“A riveting and infuriating examination of criminal prosecutions, revealing how easy it is to convict the wrong person and how nearly impossible it is to undo the error.” —Washington Post\n"No one has illuminated this problem more thoughtfully and persistently." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy\nJim McCloskey was at a midlife crossroads when he met the man who would change his life. A former management consultant, McCloskey had grown disenchanted with the business world; he enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary at the age of 37. His first assignment, in 1980, was as a chaplain at Trenton State Prison. Among the inmates was Jorge de los Santos, a heroin addict who'd been convicted of murder years earlier. He swore to McCloskey that he was innocent—and, over time, McCloskey came to believe him. With no legal or investigative training to speak of, McCloskey threw himself into the case. Two years later, thanks to those efforts, Jorge de los Santos walked free, fully exonerated.\nMcCloskey had found his calling. He established Centurion Ministries, the first group in America devoted to overturning wrongful convictions. Together with his staff and a team of forensic experts, lawyers, and volunteers—through tireless investigation and an unflagging dedication to justice—Centurion has freed 65 innocent prisoners who had been sentenced to life or death.\nWhen Truth Is All You Have is McCloskey's inspirational story, as well as those of the unjustly imprisoned for whom he has fought. Spanning the nation, it is a chronicle of faith and doubt; of triumphant success and shattering failure. It candidly exposes a life of searching and struggle, uplifted by McCloskey's certainty that he had found what he was put on earth to do.\nFilled with generosity, humor, and compassion, it is the soul-bearing account of a man who has redeemed innumerable lives—and incited a movement—with nothing more than his unshakeable belief in the truth.

Anchor

Public Enemies: The Host of America's Most Wanted Targets the Nation's Most Notorious Criminals

The host of America's Most Wanted offers a gripping, inside look at his popular crime-busting TV show and discusses a variety of landmark, high-profile cases--including those of sexual predator Kyle Bell, accused terrorist Kathleen Soliah, and rapist-murderer Rafael Resendez-Ramirez-and the dramatic, behind-the-scenes stories of each case.

Politics & Social Sciences

WALSH, JOHN.

Social Sciences

Atria

The host of America's Most Wanted offers a gripping, inside look at his popular crime-busting TV show and discusses a variety of landmark, high-profile cases--including those of sexual predator Kyle Bell, accused terrorist Kathleen Soliah, and rapist-murderer Rafael Resendez-Ramirez--and the dramatic, behind-the-scenes stories of each case. Reprint.

True Crime

Pocket Star

Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad

A fresh take on the foibles, pratfalls, and occasional successes of fatherhood, Dadditude is a rollicking new twist on the daddy book”: Lerman, an older dad, spins a yarn about his trek from producing one of the longest-running network television shows ever to tackling one of the longest-running jobs known to man: full-time parenthood. Going in, Lerman believes that moms are like God: Most of their important work is done in the first week, so, after that, they can rest on their laurels. Dads, on the other hand, he figures, are the Avis rent-a-cars of parenthood, always trying harder. But surprise: Even his many years of highly structured management experience have left him unprepared for the chaos that awaits. Ultimately, Lerman learns that good parenting isn't about your gender and that controlling your child is, paradoxically, a matter of learning to let go. By turns poignant and hilarious, Dadditude shows that in the process of almost losing your mind, you can find your heart.

Da Capo Lifelong Books

What do the sex lives of cave women, the music of Bob Dylan, and the batting styles of the Yankees have to do with surviving the craziness of fatherhood? They're all part of a new attitude called Dadditude-born in this fresh take on the pratfalls and occasional successes of being a dad. When Phil Lerman, nearly fifty, quits his job as producer of one of the longest-running network TV shows, he believes a lifetime of management will carry him through his new job of full-time fatherhood. But he soon learns how a three-year-old can take that belief and stuff cheese balls in its ear. Drawing parenting lessons from all the wrong places, Lerman arrives at the right answers in raising his son-and discovers that in the process of losing your mind, you can find your heart.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Book by Walsh, John, Lerman, Philip

Thorndike Pr

Book by Casale, Anthony M., Lerman, Philip

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Fall and Rise of the Woodstock Generation

Casale, Anthony M.

Anthropology

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUB.

USA Today: Tracking Tomorrow's Trends : What We Think About Our Lives and Our Future Paperbackby Anthony M. Casale  (Author) , Philip Lerman (Author)

USA Today: Tracking Tomorrow's Trends : What We Think About Our Lives and Our Future

Sometimes people aren't who you think they are.
 Everyone knew what was going on in Ballard, Washington: developers were building a giant shopping mall, but a house belonging to a feisty octogenarian named Edith Wilson Macefield was in the way. They offered her a million dollars. She told them to take a hike. 
Everyone knew that Barry Martin, head of the construction project, was involved in the push to get her out of the house so that the project could proceed without further delay.
Everyone was wrong.
When Barry took the job as construction supervisor for the shopping mall that was being erected around Edith's little house, he determined to make things as easy for her as he could. He didn't expect that she'd ask him to drive her to a hair appointment―but he did offer to help, after all. And it was in that one small gesture that an unlikely friendship was sparked, one that changed them both forever. 
The story of Barry Martin and Edith Macefield is a tale of balance and compassion, of giving enough without giving too much, of helping our elderly loved ones through the tough times without taking away their dignity. In the end, Under One Roof is a tale of grace, and one from which all of us can take solace and strength. From Barry and Edith we have much to learn about love and letting go and, just possibly, about seeing through fading light to find great joy.

Under One Roof: Lessons I Learned from a Tough Old Woman in a Little Old House

Parenting & Relationships

Martin, Barry

Aging Parents

St.Martin's Press

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When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted

When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted

Public Enemies: The Host of America's Most Wanted Targets the Nation's Most Notorious Criminals

Public Enemies: The Host of America's Most Wanted Targets the Nation's Most Notorious Criminals

Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad

Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad

Public Enemies: The Host of America's Most Wanted Targets the Nation's Most Notorious Criminals

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? The Fall and Rise of the Woodstock Generation

USA Today: Tracking Tomorrow's Trends : What We Think About Our Lives and Our Future

Under One Roof: Lessons I Learned from a Tough Old Woman in a Little Old House