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The country's premier legal warrior describes the varied clientele, behind-the-scenes dramas, and eleventh-hour strategies that have taken him to the top of the legal profession. The book describes Boies's now-famous deposition of Microsoft head Bill Gates and the media-saturated battles that accompanied his representation of Al Gore during the 2000 Florida recount. Other clients have included Calvin Klein, Don Imus, George Steinbrenner, Garry Shandling, DuPont, Lloyd's of London and American Express. (11/1/04) |
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Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards has cast himself as a crusading legal eagle in this recollection of four of his most memorable trials. Rather than outline his own political agenda or strategy, Edwards delves into his past, positioning himself as a people's advocate. Readers may find the details of these cases--two medical malpractice suits, a wrongful death suit, and a corporate negligence suit--compelling in and of themselves. Interwoven with fragments of Edwards' personal life, these courtroom dramas seek to humanize the candidate. (8/1/04) |
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The Supreme Court announced its landmark school desegregation decision on May 17, 1954. Several new books explore the case, and what has happened since: Richard Kluger, Simple Justice (re-issue of a widely praised history, with a new afterword); Michael J. Klarman, From Jim Crow to Civil Rights (which sees Brown as the inevitable result of historic forces); Derrick Bell, Silent Covenants (which sees the promise of Brown remaining unfulfilled); Charles J. Ogletree Jr., All Deliberate Speed (which questions whether integration is an unalloyed benefit); Sheryll Cashin, The Failures of Integration (which responds to the failures by laying out an integrationist vision). |
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The veteran associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, distills in this book the scores of talks she has given across the country and around the world in the 20 years since her accession to the high court. The New York Times Book Review says that the author "is at her most frank and most interesting when she addresses her status as the first woman to serve on the court. By the same author: Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest (6/30/03) |
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