Chris Menges

"The man [Michael Collins] is a hero whose fighting tactics became a model for other 20th Century struggles, a statesman who negotiated Ireland's break with England, a political martyr slain for the great cause he lived and breathed." --publisher's website

"Pay the man, get out of prison. It's sweet deal for the Tennessee officials who let killers and rapists go free for a price. And who would have the guts to defy the state's power elite? No one, except a courageous single mom named Marie Ragghianti...the true story of a woman who became head of the Tennessee parole board, then stood up to lies, threats and murder to blow the whistle on her bosses-and send many of them, including the governor, to the...