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In the lions' den : the Penn State scandal and a rush to judgment / Graham Spanier.

Summary:
In the Lions' Den tells the true story of a scandal at Penn State University that unfairly resulted in the firing of the nation's most successful and admired collegiate football coach and the respected president of the university. The book chronicles a criminal justice system run amok, political vindictiveness and retribution, moral panic, and the influence of a twisted media narrative. It is, in short, the anatomy of a smear, a memoir told by the university president who lost his job after an outstanding career in higher education. The story, which is so outlandish that it would be impossible to make up, involves villains and heroes, fear and bravery, the rehabilitative value of friends and family, and coping with adversity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798985699494
  • ISBN: 9789798985690
  • ISBN: 9798985699
  • Physical Description: xviii, 494 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Gryphon Eagle Press, 2022.
Subject: Spanier, Graham B., 1948-
Pennsylvania State University > History > 21st century.
Scandals > Pennsylvania > State College.
Child sexual abuse > Pennsylvania > State College > Case studies.
Child sexual abuse > Investigation > Pennsylvania > State College > Case studies.
Judicial error.

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  • 17 of 19 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Abington Community Library 364.153 SPANIER (Text) 50687011830729 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library 364.153 SPA (Text) 37268003151057 AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library 364.153 S735i (Text) 85131001862300 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 364.15 SPA (Text) 92525742 GFWM Main Room Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography Spanier (Text) 39427103718557 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Juniata County Library 364.153 SPA (Text) 39640100648748 JUNM Non-Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults Spanier Biography (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2023: In Honor of Frances E. Keller By Martin Library Honors Committee 2023
33454005921176 2nd Floor Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 364.153 SPA 2022 (Text) 31001101872316 Adult Non Fiction Checked Out 04/08/2024
Milton Public Library 364.153 SPA (Text) 33226000949166 MLTM New Non-Fiction Checked Out 04/01/2024
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library 364.153 SPANIER (Text) 50686016246956 Main Floor Available -

Summary: In the Lions' Den tells the true story of a scandal at Penn State University that unfairly resulted in the firing of the nation's most successful and admired collegiate football coach and the respected president of the university. The book chronicles a criminal justice system run amok, political vindictiveness and retribution, moral panic, and the influence of a twisted media narrative. It is, in short, the anatomy of a smear, a memoir told by the university president who lost his job after an outstanding career in higher education. The story, which is so outlandish that it would be impossible to make up, involves villains and heroes, fear and bravery, the rehabilitative value of friends and family, and coping with adversity.

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