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Our secrets can weigh heavily upon us. Yet the burden of secrecy rarely stems from the work it takes to keep a secret hidden. Rather, the weight of our secrets comes from carrying them alone. Whether we are motivated to protect our reputation, a relationship, a loved one's feelings or some personal or professional goal, one thing is clear: holding back some part of our inner world is often lonely and isolating. But it doesn't have to be.

It was a crime that captured national attention. In the idyllic suburb of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, four of the town's most popular high school athletes were accused of raping a retarded young woman while nine of their teammates watched. What went wrong in this seemingly flawless American town? In search of the answer, Bernard Lefkowitz takes the listener behind Glen Ridge's manicured façade into the basement that was the scene of the rape, into the mansions on "Millionaire's Row", into the All-American high school, and finally into the courtroom where justice itself was on trial. 

Казалось бы, что общего может быть у вас и Тони Сопрано, Эдварда Сноудена или автора этой книги? Что может объединять вас, вымышленного персонажа популярного сериала, всемирно известного возмутителя спокойствия и доцента Колумбийского университета? Секреты! Не будет преувеличением сказать, что, помимо вас, еще примерно восемь миллиардов людей, населяющих нашу планету, по самым разным причинам скрывают от окружающих ту или иную информацию. Одни секреты представляют угрозу государственной и общественной безопасности, другие не стоят выеденного яйца.