This book is the first in-depth guide to applying the philosophy, theory, and methods of decision analysis to creating and executing winning legal strategies. With explanations that progress from introductory to advanced and practice problems at the end of each chapter, this is a book the reader will want to use and refer to for years to come. Practicing decision analysts, operations research and management science students, attorneys and law students will find this book an invaluable addi...

A desperate woman steals from a dangerous man. Thugs, gallery owners, the cops, the underworld, a secret, stolen art, the dominatrix and Johnny. The dominatrix Gabriella steals two paintings from a Montreal mob boss and heads for the west coast where she meets club jazzer Johnny who quickly discovers her problematic past. When her ex Francesco comes to seek revenge, the mob boss sends the assassin Rhino to clean up the mess and retrieve the secret document hidden in one of the paintings.