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Invention and innovation : a brief history of hype and failure / by Smil, Vaclav,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Smil presents the long history and modern infatuation with invention and innovation. Meticulous as always, these vast realms of human ingenuity are organized into sensible categories: inventions that went from welcome to undesirable, inventions that dominate and missed the mark, inventions we still dream about, and lastly, the exaggerations, myths, and wise expectations for innovations we need most"--
Subjects: Errors; Inventions; New products; System failures (Engineering); Technological forecasting.;

Dr. Death [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.; Jackson, Joshua,1978-actor.; Kiley, Maggie,television director.; Kim, So Yong,1968-television director.; Morrison, Jennifer,1979-actor,television director.; Slater, Christian,actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joshua Jackson, Jennifer Morrison, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Grace Gummer, Dominic Burgess, Molly Griggs, Fredric Lehne, Laila Robins, Grainger Hines.Based on the hit podcast from Wondery, Dr. Death tells the shocking true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a seemingly bright, young neurosurgeon with a thriving medical practice. But all is not as it seems. When a growing number of Dr. Duntsch's defenseless patients end up permanently maimed or worse, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeons Robert Henderson and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby, attempt to stop him before he causes any more harm.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Medical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Thrillers (Television programs); Duntsch, Christopher, 1971-; Medical errors; Medical personnel; Neurosurgeons;
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I is for innocent / by Grafton, Sue.;
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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories.; Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Judicial error; Divorced people;
© 2008, c1992., St. Martin's Press,

Death in the family / by Chipman, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In a work of vigorous reporting, careful analysis, deep compassion and unerring integrity, award-winning journalist and documentarian John Chipman investigates the lives left ruined in the wake of Dr. Charles Smith's ignominious career. In the mid-'90s, the Ontario Coroner's office decided that death investigation teams needed to "think dirty." They wanted coroners, pathologists and police to be more suspicious--to "assume that all deaths are homicides until satisfied that they are not." They were particularly concerned about pediatric deaths, which historically had been exceedingly difficult to investigate. There were usually no witnesses; no evidence to gather at the scene; no outward signs of trauma on the body. If the pathologist did not discover the truth of what had happened, child abuse could go uncovered. Among those charged to "think dirty" was Dr. Charles Smith, Ontario's top pediatric forensic pathologist at the time. But with virtually no training in forensics, Dr. Smith was ill prepared for his work. Instead of basing his judgments on forensic evidence found during autopsies, he allowed himself to be swayed by circumstantial evidence. The defendants were often single mothers--some on welfare, some struggling with substance abuse. And they made for easy targets. Dr. Smith made dangerous assumptions, and the results were catastrophic. Numerous individuals were pronounced guilty, and incarcerated, on his shaky evidence. This penetrating investigative work explores the wide ripples of destruction caused when the justice system fails, the burden felt by ethical individuals working within that system and the importance of its victims finally being heard."--
Subjects: Smith, Charles (Charles Randal); Coroners; Death; Forensic pathology; Judicial error; Justice, Administration of;

Indefensible : the missing truth about Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach, and Making a Murderer / by Griesbach, Michael,author.;
Subjects: Avery, Steven; Halbach, Teresa; Trials (Murder); Murder; Judicial error;

Cutthroat Dogs / by Estleman, Loren D.,author.;
""Someone is dead who shouldn't be, and the wrong man is in prison." Nearly twenty years ago, college freshman April Goss was found dead in her bathtub, an apparent suicide, but suspicion soon fell on her boyfriend. Dan Corbeil was convicted of her murder and sent to prison. Case closed. Or is it?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Walker, Amos (Fictitious character); Judicial error; Murder; Private investigators;

The stranger in Room Six / by Corry, Jane,author.;
It's been fifteen years since Belinda was convicted of her husband's murder. Now that she's free, she's ready for a fresh start. So, when she gets a job at Sunnyside Home for the Young at Heart, she's dead set on making sure no one learns about her awful past. Mabel has spent her life at Sunnyside--first as an evacuee during the Blitz, and now as the home's oldest resident. She's held the secrets of this house for as long as she can remember. Secrets that, in the wrong hands, could kill. But history won't stay hidden forever, because someone is onto both Belinda and Mabel, watching and listening from Room Six. And they'll stop at nothing to find out the truth.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Judicial error; Nursing homes; Stalkers; Strangers; Secrecy; Women ex-convicts; Women;

In dust and ashes / by Holt, Anne,1958-author.; Bruce, Anne,1952 April 22-translator.; translation of:Holt, Anne,1958-I støv og aske.English.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Wilhelmsen, Hanne; Murder; Judicial error; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Kidnapping; Suicide;

The kill list / by Matheson, Nadine,author.;
He will come for them, one by one ... Five shocking murders. Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people. Streeter's "kill list" of victims was found in his home, and he was convicted of all five crimes. A legacy under threat. Now, Streeter's convictions are being overturned, as new evidence implies the original investigation was corrupt. No one is more shocked than DI Henley. Because this case is personal; Rhimes was her old boss, and he's no longer alive to defend himself. But when the killings start up again, Henley must face the truth: Rhimes got it wrong twenty-five years ago. A hunt for a killer. Henley and her team reopen the original murder cases, but they must put their personal feelings to one side. Because the real killer is still out there, and he's working his way through a new kill list.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Judicial error; Police; Policewomen; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers; Women detectives;

Murder at Black Oaks / by Margolin, Phillip,author.;
"In Phillip Margolin's Murder at Black Oaks, Attorney Robin Lockwood finds herself at an isolated retreat in the Oregon mountains, one with a tragic past and a legendary curse, and surrounded by many suspects and confronted with an impossible crime. Defense Attorney Robin Lockwood is summoned by retired District Attorney Francis Hardy to meet with him at Black Oaks, the manor he owns up in the Oregon mountains. The manor has an interesting history - originally built in 1628 in England, there's a murderous legend and curse attached to the mansion. Hardy, however, wants Lockwood's help in a legal matter - righting a wrongful conviction from his days as a DA. A young man, Jose Alvarez, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend only for Hardy, years later when in private practice, to have a client of his admit to the murder and to framing the man Hardy convicted. Unable to reveal what he knew due to attorney client confidence, Hardy now wants Lockwood's help in getting that conviction overturned. Successful in their efforts, Hardy invites Lockwood up to Black Oaks for a celebration. Lockwood finds herself among an odd group of invitees - including the bitter, newly released, Alvarez. When Hardy is found murdered, with a knife connected to the original curse, Lockwood finds herself faced with a conundrum - who is the murder among them and how to stop them before there's another victim"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Lockwood, Robin (Fictitious character); Criminal defense lawyers; Judicial error; Murder; Women lawyers;

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