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The Last Council: Amulet Book 4Discover the enchanting world of 'The Last Council: Amulet Book 4' by Kazu Kibuishi, a must read for fans of graphic novels and adventure fiction. This NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues its captivating story as Emily and her friends embark on a quest for allies in the mysterious city of Cielis. But as they arrive, they quickly realize that the vibrant streets are now eerily deserted and the remnants of its once thriving community are steeped
Discover the enchanting world of 'The Last Council: Amulet Book 4' by Kazu Kibuishi, a must-read for fans of graphic novels and adventure fiction. This NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues its captivating story as Emily and her friends embark on a quest for allies in the mysterious city of Cielis. But as they arrive, they quickly realize that the vibrant streets are now eerily deserted and the remnants of its once-thriving community are steeped in overwhelming fear.As Emily is escorted to the Academy, she faces a daunting challenge: competing for a coveted spot on the Guardian Council, comprised of the most powerful Stonekeepers. Tension mounts as competitors begin to vanish, and a terrifying secret emerges—one that threatens not only Emily's aspirations but the very existence of everything she holds dear.
Join Emily on this thrilling adventure filled with friendship, bravery, and the fight against despair. Perfect for readers who crave fantasy, graphic novels, or young adult literature, 'The Last Council' is the next chapter in a series that combines stunning illustrations with a gripping narrative.
With 224 pages of action-packed storytelling and vivid artwork, this book is a perfect gift for young readers and adults alike who appreciate tales of heroism and magical realms. Don't miss your chance to dive into this incredible continuation of Kazu Kibuishi's beloved series today!
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ISBN: 9780545208871
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC
Number of Pages 224
Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear. Emily is es...corted to the Academy where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible secret is slowly uncovered--a secret that, if left buried, means certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.Read less
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★★★★★ 5
Recommended for All Lawyers
Format: Paperback
Meyer proves his initial point that much of what lawyers do is storytelling, and he achieves his goal of providing a primer on narrative theory for lawyer-storytellers. The book is sophisticated but written in an engaging way using non-technical language. Examples from legal and literary works abound, and they range from courtroom arguments and appellate briefs on the one hand to an essay by Joan Didion and Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" on the other. Meyer's favorite stories are found in Hollywood movies, and although he seems unaware of the accomplishment,Meyer provides fresh interpretations of such movies as "HIgh Noon" and"Jaws." I strongly recommend "Storytelling for Lawyers" for all law students, lawyers, and judges.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014
★★★★★ 3
Notes on Legal Style by a Law Professor and Experienced Lawyer.
Format: Kindle
BOOK REVIEW: MEYER, Philip N., Storytelling for Lawyers
ISBN: 978-0-19-5396638
Read June, 13th-27th, 2017.
This book discusses storytelling tools by presenting a series of examples of good storytelling, both in legal settings and in literary works and movies. If theoretical explanations are sometimes a bit dry, the frequent quoting of practical examples conveys fluidity and speed to the book.
After an introduction presenting lawyers as storytellers, it deals with the roles played in storytelling by Plots (chapters 2 and 3); Character (4 and 5); Voice, Perspective, Details and Images, and Rhytm and Speed (which relate to Scene and Summary) (chapter 6); Place or Story Environment (chapter 7) and Narrative Time.
Focusing maybe too narrowly on legal storytelling before American juries, plot is almost equated with melodrama. Films like Jaws and High Noon are extensively discussed, as Gerry Spence’s Closing Argument on Behalf of Karen Silkwood. The chapters on character offer interesting insights on character classification (“round” characters, with psychological depth, prone to suffer transformation as the story evolves, vs. “flat” ones), while discussing the tools for telling how a character is, as opposed to simply showing the psychological nature of each character’s character through dialogue or the actions the character performs. Examples include Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s Life and Jeremiah Donovan’s Closing Arguments on Behalf of Louis Failla, in a 13-week trial the Author could scrupulously attend in person.
Discussions on Voice, Perspective, Details and Images, Scene and Summary, criticize the basic assumptions of the neutrality of lawyers’ voices, exemplifies how to manage details to suggest ideas and emotions, draw on the distinction between showing and telling, and offers interesting insights into the narrative theory’s concept of stretch (the slowing of the narrative rhythm in relation to the narrated story’s). Environment depiction storytelling tools deals with Joan Didion’s The White Album and the Judicial Opinion in a Rape Case, quoting also from W. G. Sebald’s The Emigrants and the Petition Briefs in Reck v. Ragen and Miranda v. Arizona. Further examples are Kathryn Harrison’s While They Slept and the Petitioner’s Brief in Eddings v. Oklahoma.
Finally, the chapter on Narrative Time draws on Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five and explores time, rhythm or speed, discussing more deeply stretch and the relation of time of the narrative itself with the time of the facts dealt with in the narrative. Chronology is discussed and criticized; Analepsis or Flashback is didactically explained and exemplified, both in general storytelling theory and in its legal use; the same holds for Prolepsis (Flash-forward) and Ellipsis (the intentional omission of a part of the narrative, often with the purpose of emphasizing the omitted event. Pacing and Rhythm are discussed in more lenght, with the caveat - repeated somewhat throughout the book - that legal stories are often left unfinished by the lawyer, in order to allow the jurors or judges fill the end with their decision.
The Author remarks his purpose was to suggest possible tools and ways of dealing with problems which arise in legal storytelling, and he delivers what he promises.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017
★★★★★ 5
Great book and great professor
Format: Paperback
Professor Meyer is a great writer. I had took his death penalty case at Vermont Law School. He writes for numerous magazines including the ABA. I would highly recommend this book and all of his writings.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021
★★★★★ 4
Interesting book
Format: Paperback
I am not a lawyer, nor a writer, but rather a reader. I found the correlation of legal storytelling with sceenplay, literary narrative quite interesting. Legal trials are theater.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2014
★★★★★ 5
Highly recommended -- not just for lawyers!
Format: Paperback
I'm not a lawyer but a Classics professor looking for modern parallels to (and contrasts with) Cicero's persuasive strategies in Roman courts. This book was just what I was looking for: lucid, informative, smart, and as a bonus, well versed in narrative theory, which Meyer handles as an experienced teacher -- avoiding jargon and needless complication, illustrating the key ideas with well-known cinematic examples.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017