Sandra Lee Dixon

Advantages: Interesting and unique approach to Augustine
Disadvantages: None

...a worthwhile bibliography of primary and secondary sources (13 pages of such), extensive endnotes (42 pages for a 220-page text), and a good index. It is produced by the Chalice Press, the publishing arm of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), who are the denomination that founded my seminary. The author, Sandra Lee Dixon, is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Denver. Take and read.... Read review

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Advantages: A good plot
Disadvantages: Doesn't flow and could definitely have been better

...Sandra Brown comes recommended and as a reader of such people as Harlen Coben, Tami Hoag and Martina Cole I expected quite a bit from Ms Brown especially as she is marketed as having written "over sixty books, over forty of which were New York Times bestsellers. Well, if they are as mediocre as this, she can keep them! The plot in theory sounds good. It involves Dr Rennie Newton who is summoned to Jury Duty. She is compelled to return a "not guilty" verdit in the trial of Ricky Lozada who is a notorious killer. She feels that there isn't enough evidence and as chairwoman of the jury, she argues the case and the other members end up agreeing with her. However, Dr Newton will come to regret returning the "not guilty" verdict as Ricky Lozada develops a crush on her. She finds herself a prime suspect when a rival colleague, Lee... Read review

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Advantages: VERY DRAMATIC MOVIE
Disadvantages: -

...In a small South American town, a 10-year-old black girl is brutally raped by two rednecks in a pickup truck. As the rapists make their way into the court room, her father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson), shoots and kills them and wounds the deputy in the process. With the Klu Klux Klan (led by Keifer Sutherland), still over-running the town, they start to take revenge on his family and everyone that defends Carl, including his white lawyer Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey), whose wife (Ashley Judd) and child are forced to take refuge elsewhere while the trial takes place. It’s a highly controversial racial court room drama where Carl struggles to get a fair hearing for the crime he has revengefully committed. The NAACP's legal defence team comes to help Carl, but only if he uses a black lawyer for his case, he refuses... Read review

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