The Spycatcher Trial (Malcolm Turnbull)

The Spycatcher Trial

Malcolm Turnbull

Blurb: It started with M15 seeking to muzzle an old spy..It ended with the British Government on trial.

In 1985 an ex-intelligence officer signed a contract for the publication of his memoirs with an Australian publisher. Mrs Thatcher was having none of it, and Peter Wright was pursued through the courts of the English-speaking world. Wright, equally tenacious, remained determined to see his book appear.

In early 1986 a brilliant young Sydney lawyer took up the Spycatcher case - and was given a one per cent chance of winning. The ensuing three-week trial, the centrepiece of that young lawyer's own account of the affair, turned the Spycatcher case in favour of Wright and made his book an international bestseller.

In the Spycatcher Trial Malcolm Turnbull is able to describe from the inside the fascinating conduct of a celebrated legal battle. He discusses Wright's motives in wishing to publish and those of the British Government in relentlessly seeking to stop him. And, above all, he recreates the drama of the trial that caught the world's imagination.

ISBN: 1863300082 (Paperback)

Year: 1988

Publisher: Mandarin

Pages: 228 (Non-Fiction)

Links

1. Wikipedia page on the author

2. Wikipedia page on the debated book

3. ABC article on the issue

4. Author's official site

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The Trial of James T. Kirk: Star Trek (Peter David, James W. Fry and Gordon Purcell)

The Trial of James T. Kirk: Star Trek

Peter David, James W. Fry and Gordon Purcell

Blurb: These are the continuing comics adventures of Kirk, Spock, Scotty and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, as the classic Star Trek team warp into thrilling new worlds!

As the Klingons and Nasguls pursue their vendetta against Captain Kirk, a deadly bounty hunter is eyeing the price they've placed on his head. But if the Captain is fortunate enough to survive the encounter, will he survive the attentions of his own Federation, eagerly looking for a scapegoat to preserve universal peace - even if it costs Kirk's life?

Written by acclaimed Star Trek novelist and comics legend Peter David (Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man) with pencillers James W. Fry (Inhumanoids) and Gordon Purcell (New Teen Titans), and featuring rare interviews with Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) and Walter Koenig (Mr Chekov), these never-before-collected tales will take you where no man has gone before - and beyond!

ISBN: 9781845763152 (Paperback)

Year: 2006

Publisher: Titan Books

Pages: 160 (Fiction)

Links

1. Star Trek Wiki of the book

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3. Good reads page for the book

4. James Kirk's Wikipedia page

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