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(P/B) THE SPY

(P/B) SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM

(P/B) A HANDBOOK ON HANGING
«A Handbook on Hanging» is Charles Duff's tribute to that most despised of people, the executioner, and his "art". In his treatise on judicial killing, whether by electrocution, hanging or gassing, Duff writes with deceptive levity about botched executions, the bloodlust of witnesses, innocent victims and a legal system that demands retribution. The result is a stunning satire on capital punishment, a polemic that reveals the hypocrisy and self-delusion inherent in a society that demands "an eye for an eye", yet strives to make state-spons...
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