victims

"Javier Perez is a hustler from a family of hustlers. He learns from an early age how to play the game to his own advantage, how his background--murdered drug dealer dad, single cash-strapped mom, best friend [Gio] serving time for gang activity--can be a key to doors he didn't even know existed. This kind of story, molded in the right way, is just what college admissions committees are looking for, and a full academic scholarship to a prestigious university brings Javi one step closer to his dream of becoming a famous writer. ... Soon after Javi graduates, a viral essay transforms him from a writer on the rise to a journalist at a legendary magazine where the editors applaud his 'unique perspective.' But Gio more than anyone knows who Javi really is, and sees through his game. Once Gio's released from prison and Javi offers to cut him in on the deal, will he play along with Javi's charade, or will it all come crumbling down?"--.

"An unprecedented, definitive insider perspective on the twentieth anniversary of [the unsolved murder of JonBen?t Ramsey,] one of the most heinous, sensationalized, unsolved crimes in American history"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the apparent excesses of the "victims movement" and how the tendency to blame our misfortunes on anyone but ourselves affects public policy and the workplace. Three segments cover people seeking compensation for their troubles, unintended consequences of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and some possible sources of African Americans' problems.

After he is called to identify the wife of one of his colleagues, Matthew Bourne slowly begins to realize the women's death from a tragic accident has begun to overshadow every aspect of his life.

Presents twenty-six articles debating the effects of victimhood on American society, discussing whether the nation is being tested by increasing claims of oppression, or if recent concessions are an appropriate outcome of women's and civil rights movements.