( 11 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 7 2009
UP is a very thoughtful and balanced attempt to approach a difficult subject. One of the best things about this book is the tacit acknowledgement that this really isn't an issue where one side is right and the other is wrong; both sides have very meritorious arguments. While I, too, tend to be "agnostic" on the subject (while leaning towards "opposed"), UP presented several perspectives, for both sides, that I had not considered. A well written, insightful, and balanced book. Recommended.
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Posted: Jan 29 2009
I have read the Ultimate Punishment and listened to it on CD. Scott Turow presents a very thoughtful and nonemotional view of how the death penalty in America, (i.e.,Texas) is very irrational and blatantly unfair. He uses examples, rational thought, and very logical arguments. I urge all judges, lawyers, and policy makers to read it. If you do not fit into one of these categories, then you as a citizen of the world must read it and then have the policy makers listen to you. Whatever your religious or moral views are on the death penalty. Any rational person including me, a former 15 year prosecutor, will agree; the death penalty is simply wrong and unfair. Angela Moore
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Posted: Sep 25 2008
Excellent, excellent book. Essential, even.
