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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In the early hours of March 14, 2006, a group of Duke University lacrosse players got in an altercation with two strippers they hired for a party; afterwards, one of the strippers placed a call to 911 that set off a campus-shaking rape case that would captivate the national media. A number of parties, including District Attorney Mike Nifong, lined up to characterize the defendants as "a bunch of hooligans" before charges against the three indicted players were finally dropped, half a year later. In this riveting book, sports author Yaeger (Turning the Tide) and Mike Pressler, then-head coach of the Duke lacrosse team, present a fast-moving account of the 13 months that tore apart the university and the town. Looking at all aspects of the case, including Durham's troubled racial history and profiles of the Nifong and Duke president Richard Brodhead, Pressler and Yaeger find plenty of blame to spread around-including the "self-perpetuating monster" of media coverage, the university administration that took "some of the worst actions...against the Duke lacrosse team"-but Pressler, the tale's sacrificial lamb, avoids a bitter or accusatory stance. Instead he adds color and insight to Yaeger's rigorous, efficient investigation; for anyone who got caught up in the story, this is a must-read.
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From AudioFile
This detailed examination of the Duke University rape case, with its false accusations, wrongful indictments of three lacrosse players for a nonexistent crime, and prosecutorial malfeasance, is given Dick Hills usual skilled, careful treatment. He doesnt get much of a chance to dramatize voices, but he does provide nuanced interpretations of, say, a child or someone in tears, when called for. (Hes less effective with a British accent.) Though the account is heavily factual, its also polemical, sometimes exaggeratedly so, and Hill subtly weights his voice to give every nuance of emotion. Though padded with unnecessary detail and repetition, the text is serviceable--it gets the job done. Hill goes well beyond that. W.M. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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In the early hours of March 14, 2006, a group of Duke University lacrosse players got in an altercation with two strippers they hired for a party; afterwards, one of the strippers placed a call to 911 that set off a campus-shaking rape case that would captivate the national media. A number of parties, including District Attorney Mike Nifong, lined up to characterize the defendants as "a bunch of hooligans" before charges against the three indicted players were finally dropped, half a year later. In this riveting book, sports author Yaeger (Turning the Tide) and Mike Pressler, then-head coach of the Duke lacrosse team, present a fast-moving account of the 13 months that tore apart the university and the town. Looking at all aspects of the case, including Durham's troubled racial history and profiles of the Nifong and Duke president Richard Brodhead, Pressler and Yaeger find plenty of blame to spread around-including the "self-perpetuating monster" of media coverage, the university administration that took "some of the worst actions...against the Duke lacrosse team"-but Pressler, the tale's sacrificial lamb, avoids a bitter or accusatory stance. Instead he adds color and insight to Yaeger's rigorous, efficient investigation; for anyone who got caught up in the story, this is a must-read.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
This detailed examination of the Duke University rape case, with its false accusations, wrongful indictments of three lacrosse players for a nonexistent crime, and prosecutorial malfeasance, is given Dick Hills usual skilled, careful treatment. He doesnt get much of a chance to dramatize voices, but he does provide nuanced interpretations of, say, a child or someone in tears, when called for. (Hes less effective with a British accent.) Though the account is heavily factual, its also polemical, sometimes exaggeratedly so, and Hill subtly weights his voice to give every nuance of emotion. Though padded with unnecessary detail and repetition, the text is serviceable--it gets the job done. Hill goes well beyond that. W.M. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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