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Bribes
Traces the history of bribery from ancient Egypt to ABSCAM, examines changing perceptions of bribery, and discusses the legal, ethical, and religious injunctions against bribes
864 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1984
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December 31, 2008
not a quick read, but worth it for many reasons: exposure to some great historical and literary works, which the author seems to be familiar with in their original languages: old testament, st. augustine, cicero, dante, piers plowman, samuel pepys, shakespeare. the book concerns a MORAL idea, but is completely free of MORALISING; many of the areas Noonan explores might be controversial if not for his studious neutrality concerning this and other moral issues; it provides a good blueprint for argumentation.
August 11, 2014
his was very interesting, however I think it was written more for Lawyers than for the general public.
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