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David Miraldi

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David Miraldi is an author, attorney, and artist hailing from Lorain, Ohio. With a career in civil law that spans over four decades, David has dedicated himself to championing the cause of the common man against insurance conglomerates and corporate giants.

A graduate of The College of Wooster (1975), David earned his law degree with honors from The Ohio State Moritz College of Law. Driven by an innate sense of duty, he returned to his hometown to practice alongside his father and brother, serving the community that shaped him.

An author with a flair for narrative nonfiction, David made waves with his debut book, "The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett," which was crowned the 2018 Book of the Year by the prestigious International
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David Miraldi The Edge of Innocence is a book based on real events. My father was one of the attorneys who defended the accused in the actual trial in 1964. I found…moreThe Edge of Innocence is a book based on real events. My father was one of the attorneys who defended the accused in the actual trial in 1964. I found parts of my father's case file for the case in 2005 long after he had died. I was intrigued by the story and wanted to share it with others. (less)
Average rating: 4.29 · 1,829 ratings · 189 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
The Edge of Innocence: The ...

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The Edge of Malice: The Mar...

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The Edge of Guilt (The Edge...

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The Edge of Doubt: The Tria...

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On Call by Anthony Fauci
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One only needs to read a small portion of Anthony Fauci's memoir to realize that the criticism and vitriol that he receives from the Far Right is wholly unjustified. This man served seven presidents and six of them had the highest regard for him and ...more
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Theo of Golden is an inspiring book because it reinforces the notion that spontaneous acts of kindness can change lives. Theo, an eighty-seven-year-old man, shows up in the city of Golden, somewhere in the South. He is an unknown to the people living ...more
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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I listened to the audio book version of this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. The book is lengthy with many offshoots. Fortunately, the book is clever and the scenes are spiced with humor. For this reason, I never lost interest even when the story mea ...more
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The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
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I listened to the audiobook version of this book narrated by Joe Barrett whose diverse voices and dramatic interpretation made the book and its characters come alive.

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The Pioneers by David McCullough
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As a native Ohioan with a keen interest in history, I found The Pioneers a delightful read. The author takes the reader back to Ohio with its huge forests, abundant wild game, and native people through firsthand accounts of some of its original settl ...more
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How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
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How To Say Babylon is the memoir of Safiya Sinclair, a young woman whose father and his strict Rastafarian beliefs stifle the life and freedom of her entire family. Much of the book is beautifully written with prose that borders on poetry.

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Under Occupation by Alan Furst
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Under Occupation gives the reader a glimpse of life in Paris after the German Occupation: the ever present danger of the SS and Gestapo, the determination of the Resistance, and the duplicity of the French collaborators. Paul Ricard, a writer of espi ...more
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Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
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When Chirp offered an audio version of this classic at a deep discount, I took the plunge. Dead Souls is considered the foundation for the great Russian novels of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. I found the book a bit long-winded and troubled by awkward tran ...more
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Whistler by Ann Patchett
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There are some books that you do not want to end. This is one of them.

Whistler is a delightful tale about a fifty-three-year-old woman who reunites with her stepfather to whom her mother had been married for only a year. The two had not seen each oth
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The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
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Artie Dam is an outstanding high school history teacher who challenges his students and they have rewarded him by naming him the teacher of the year. We see that Artie is a kind person, sensitive to those students who may need encouragement.

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