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Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. In his final semester of law school rudy baylor is required to provide free legal advice to a group of senior citizens, and it is. Are you ready statik selectah drop changing my life man as i sit here and smoke this fucking drugs to the neck just be pondering on that shit man expands the mind. It differs from most of his other novels in that it is written almost completely in the simple present tense. Nov 10, 2014 the book is written in present tense, a style which gives a still more moving tone to this masterpiece. It differs from most of his other novels in that it is written almost completely in. The rainmaker is an amazing story of corporate greed, and the ultimate underdog story from a young unqualified lawyer who stumbles across the case which has amazing twists and turns throughout. Roscoe the rainmaker is invited to california with sidekick billy to relieve a terrible dry spell and to save the community from an unscrupulous businessman who stands to profit from the drought. Exit the rainmaker is a disturbing book, no doubt because jay carseys approach to his problems will strike a responsive cord in most readers, but it is nevertheless worth the time and effort. The book excellently describes the horrible face of insurance corporates and their malpractices and how these companies play with the lives of people.
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