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Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury (1988, Hardcover) 1st Edition (ex library)

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Type
Short Stories
Signed
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Features
Dust Jacket
Original Language
English
Edition
First Edition
ISBN
9780394547039
Publication Year
1988
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Toynbee Convector
Author
Ray Bradbury
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Genre
Non-Classifiable, Fiction
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Item Weight
19.3 Oz
Number of Pages
VII, 275 Pages
Category

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394547039
ISBN-13
9780394547039
eBay Product ID (ePID)
101801

Product Key Features

Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Publication Year
1988
Book Title
Toynbee Convector
Number of Pages
VII, 275 Pages
Language
English
Genre
Non-Classifiable, Fiction
Author
Ray Bradbury
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
19.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-046189
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
In his latest work, Freedman seeks to establish a contemporary tort of discovery abuse. As he notes at the outset, the discovery process has become a central feature of modern litigation. He deals with the ways in which this interrogatory process can be abused, leading to excessive, costly delays in pretrial hearings and in subsequent litigation, if not settlement of the case. Discovery abuse places onerous demands on litigants who can be forced to produce documentation in such quantities, for example, that the costs involved discourage further litigation. At the outset, Freedman fully examines the nature of the discovery process itself, including international discovery procedures, and then explores abuses of the process and their ramifications for future litigation. Organized in two main parts, the book begins with an introductory overview of the discovery process in general. Subsequent chapters address issues such as American Bar Association standards for discovery and procedure before the criminal trial; federal, state, and civil discovery procedures; non-party access to discovery materials; discovery in arbitration; and discovery procedures abroad. The second section reveals the nature of the abuses of the discovery process, including the destruction or spoliation of evidence, abuses connected with the Freedom of Information Act, and discovery abuses in the insurance field. The book concludes with chapters devoted to sanctions and remedies for discovery abuse and the Freedman's recommendation for the intentional tort of discovery abuse. Both a practical handbook for corporate attorneys and an ideal supplemental text for courses in business law, this volume offers a clear and comprehensive treatment of a growing problem in litigation proceedings., From "one of science fiction's grand masters" (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy. The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. "The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming" (Publishers Weekly)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury.
LC Classification Number
PS3503.R167T69 1988

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