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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)
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For those who do not want to read a thousand-page treatise on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, this book is for you. The author views the Roman Empire through the lens of those leaders who sought to confront the Romans on the battlefield. Some ...more
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City of Thieves by David Benioff
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Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
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I had read Brad Edward's book about pursuing Jeffrey Epstein on behalf of Virginia Giuffre and others so I was familiar with the general outline of Epstein's sexual abuse of underaged girls. However, this book provides a more in-depth look at Epstein ...more
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The Proving Ground by Michael    Connelly
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No one writes a better legal thriller than Michael Connelly and this book is proof of this again. In the eighth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, Mickey Haller has abandoned the criminal law to focus on civil cases. In The Proving Ground, Haller tak ...more
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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This is the third time that I have either read or listened to Great Expectations. Several months ago, I read Cider House Rules where the orphans were read a chapter of Great Expectations each night before bed time. That was enough to prompt me to buy ...more
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Because my mother grew up within thirty miles of Urbana, I was interested in this memoir set in this small Ohio city. Beth Macy sets forth the challenges that exist in small cities that have lost most of their manufacturing base. Once that decline be ...more
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At the start of the year, I had no plans to read memoirs However, much by chance, this is my fourth. I listened to the audio version of the book read by Anthony Hopkins. With a narrator as talented as Hopkins, the words spring to life.

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This is the third memoir I have read since the start of the year. Martin Short's effort is entertaining, funny, and poignant. Short is no stranger to tragic loss. His mother died when he was seventeen and his father a few years later. After thirty pl ...more
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