Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
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An Amazon Best Book of April 2015: Toward the end of this powerful, absorbing book, best-selling author Jon Krakauer quotes a jury member as she sums up popular assumptions about sexual assault: “(1) A stranger jumps out from the bushes; (2) There is no (assault) unless the woman puts up a fight, to the death if necessary.” The truth is much different—assaults by acquaintances are by far the most common form of the crime. In Missoula, Krakauer examines one community’s struggle with such accusations, shining a bright light on a problem that frequently goes underreported and is all-too-easy to sweep unde
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Manufacturer: Doubleday
Release date: 21 April 2015
ISBN-10 : 0385538731 | ISBN-13: 9780385538732
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Release date: 21 April 2015
ISBN-10 : 0385538731 | ISBN-13: 9780385538732