{"product_id":"captains-dinner-a-shipwreck-an-act-of-cannibalism-and-a-murder-trial-that-changed-legal-history-by-adam-cohen","title":"CAPTAIN'S DINNER: A SHIPWRECK, AN ACT OF CANNIBALISM, AND A MURDER TRIAL THAT CHANGED LEGAL HISTORY BY ADAM COHEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best History Book of 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFour men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder. “A perfect enunciation of the classic philosophical conundrum: can you sacrifice one innocent life to save many?\" (Yann Martel, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in the Atlantic, Captain Thomas Dudley and his crew found themselves adrift in a tiny lifeboat. As days turned to weeks, they faced an unthinkable choice: starve to death or resort to cannibalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir decision to sacrifice the youngest—17-year-old cabin boy Richard Parker—ignited a firestorm of controversy upon their rescue. Instead of being hailed as heroes and survivors, Dudley and his crew found themselves at the center of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRegina v. Dudley and Stephens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a landmark murder trial that would establish the legal precedent that necessity cannot justify murder—a principle that continues to shape Anglo-American law today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaptain's Dinner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, acclaimed journalist, Pulitzer Prize juror, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author Adam Cohen masterfully depicts both the harrowing weeks at sea and the sensational trial that followed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Is killing one innocent person justified if it saves the lives of three others? Cohen's answer—in this riveting account—reads like a thriller\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (former U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken). Through this Victorian tragedy, Cohen reveals an enduring conflict between primal instincts and moral principles. This book will\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“make you think long and hard about what you might do to survive”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers of David Grann's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Nathaniel Philbrick's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this pulse-pounding true story has become a real-life example of one of life's greatest moral dilemmas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Thoroughly researched and impeccably argued”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Martel). Rich with narrative detail and real-life courtroom twists, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“brilliant and profound,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (bestselling author Amy Chua), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaptain's Dinner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e strikes at the heart of a question that haunts us all: When does survival justify murder?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHARDBACK BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games and Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49871827599606,"sku":"SISC-9798893310597","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/8110PkcIEoL._SY522.jpg?v=1768610138","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/captains-dinner-a-shipwreck-an-act-of-cannibalism-and-a-murder-trial-that-changed-legal-history-by-adam-cohen","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}