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“To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.”-Sir John Templeton

Called the “greatest stock picker of the century” by Money magazine, legendary fund manager Sir John Templeton is revered as one of the world''s premiere value investors, widely known for pioneering global investing and out-performing the stock market over a five-decade span. Investing the Templeton Way provides a never-before-seen glimpse into Sir John''s timeless principles and methods.

Beginning with a review of the methods behind Sir John''s proven investment selection process, Investing the Templeton Way provides historical examples of his most successful trades and explains how today''s investors can apply Sir John''s winning approaches to their own portfolios. Detailing his most well-known principle investing at the point of maximum pessimism- this book outlines the techniques Sir John has used throughout his career to identify such points and capitalize on them.

Among the lessons to be learned:

Legal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one person sue for civil damages, but another let the matter drop? Legal rules are supposed to answer these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a theory that predicted and explained legal decisions?

Drawing on Donald Black’s theoretical ideas, Geometrical Justice: The Death Penalty in America addresses these issues, focusing specifi cally on who is sentenced to death and executed in the United States. The book explains why some murders are more serious than others and how the social characteristics of defendants, victims, and jurors aff ect case outcomes. Building on the most rigorous data in the field, the authors reveal wide discrepancies in capital punishment – why one person lives, but another person dies.

Geometrical Justice will be of interest to those engaged in criminal justice, criminology, and socio- legal studies, as well as students taking courses on sentencing, corrections, and capital punishment.

Legal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one person sue for civil damages, but another let the matter drop? Legal rules are supposed to answer these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a theory that predicted and explained legal decisions?

Drawing on Donald Black’s theoretical ideas, Geometrical Justice: The Death Penalty in America addresses these issues, focusing specifi cally on who is sentenced to death and executed in the United States. The book explains why some murders are more serious than others and how the social characteristics of defendants, victims, and jurors aff ect case outcomes. Building on the most rigorous data in the field, the authors reveal wide discrepancies in capital punishment – why one person lives, but another person dies.

Geometrical Justice will be of interest to those engaged in criminal justice, criminology, and socio- legal studies, as well as students taking courses on sentencing, corrections, and capital punishment.

Edited by the bestselling author of The Ice Harvest, St. Louis Noir thickens the Midwest quotient for the Akashic Noir series.

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

In the wake of Chicago Noir, Twin Cities Noir, and Kansas City Noir—all popular volumes in the Akashic Noir Series—comes the latest Midwest installment, St. Louis Noir. Masterfully curated by Scott Phillips, author of The Ice Harvest (adapted for film, starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton), this volume will chill the listener with heartland menace.

Featuring brand new stories by Calvin Wilson, LaVelle Wilkins-Chinn, John Lutz, Paul D. Marks, Colleen J. McElroy, Jason Makansi, S. L. Coney, Michael Castro, Laura Benedict, Jedidiah Ayres, Umar Lee, Chris Barsanti, L. J. Smith, and Scott Phillips.

The 11th Hour Audio Anthology is a collection of eleven macabre tales created by masters of modern audio drama to haunt and terrify you.

Intensive Care by James ComtoisAlex Ericson is checked into a New England Hospital after a major car accident. The more he wakes up, the more Alex realizes his condition is more critical than he could ever believe.

Heavenly Deception by Steve SchneiderWhen Prudence reunites with her older sister Zara after 18 months, their reunion is interrupted in a sudden, drastic and life-altering manner.

Kill the Boy by Scott PhillipsA boy and his mother acclimate to their new life in a small town when something sinister begins to unravel.

A Dread Light Shines in the Serpent’s Sky by Scott PhillipsA crew of pirates down on its luck finds a merchant ship and believe their luck to be changing for the better. Their bad luck is only getting worse.

Cargo by Matthew McleanA small group of humans awake on board an alien spacecraft.

Vultures Over Low Doves by Justin MullaneA young man’s life unravels into terror under the influence of his therapist twisted plans.

Monster’s Game by John BallentineA young man battling schizophrenic demons from his past hears a new sinister new in his earbuds with murderous intentions.

The Martyr Protocol by Jeremy Hennessy and Scott PhillipsSix android beings must cope with what it means to be human and the terror that goes along with it.

The Hooded Figure by MJ Cogburn, Shane Harris, and Jonathan RussellSometimes, you can inherit many things from your family—what happens when it’s more than just objects or monetary gain?

Shadows of Halloween by Neil GustinOn Halloween night four friends gather together and discover that some traditions are all too real.

Ivory Towers by Richard H. BrooksOxford students Thomas and Roger, try to impress Agnes, a young woman from town, by breaking into the master’s study for a late-night drink. Soon enough the students begin to question how well they know their new-found friend.

11th Hour Audio Productions is an Aural Stage Studios, Inc., event that challenges up-and-coming storytellers to work with seasoned audio-drama podcasting professionals to create a horror audio story in only thirty days, to celebrate Halloween and Audio Drama Day on October 30th.