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1	One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School more books like this by Scott Turow (Preface by) add to wishlist The first year of law school is a rite of passage that only the strong survive. Scott Turow describes his experience at Harvard Law School, the country's largest, with the same vivid detail that has made him a best-selling novelist. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	My Grandfather's Son more books like this by Clarence Thomas add to wishlist Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, this book relates the life story of one of Americas most remarkable and constroversial leaders--Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas--in his own words. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Piece of Cake: A Memoir more books like this by Cupcake Brown (Read by) add to wishlist From beloved daughter to abused foster child to prostitute and gang member, Brown took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it. Now an attorney at one of the largest firms in California, she vividly recounts her story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.69! \| first editions \| SVS
4	My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir more books like this by Clarence Thomas (Read by) add to wishlist Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, this is the life storyof one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, SupremeCourt Justice Clarence Thomas, in his own words. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story more books like this by Morris Dees, Steve Fiffer add to wishlist This book dramatically chronicles the significant events that led Morris Dees to the front lines of the civil rights struggle and his ongoing crusade against hate groups.This is the story of the courageous and often lonely journey of a skilled and controversial trail lawyer whose career has paralleled a nation's struggle to ensure freedom and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary more books like this by Juan Williams add to wishlist The story of a man who devoted his life to civil rights and became the first black Supreme Court Justice. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Without a Doubt more books like this by Marcia Clark, Teresa Carpenter add to wishlist Prosecutor Marcia Clark's autobiography, with special emphasis on her side of the story regarding the O. J. Simpson trial. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest more books like this by Sandra Day O'Connor, Hollis Alan Day add to wishlist Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court judge, recalls her early days as a cowgirl coming of age on her family's cattle ranch in Arizona. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Final Verdict more books like this by Adela Rogers St Johns add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	In Contempt more books like this by Christopher Darden add to wishlist This title is an unflinching look at a justice system kidnapped by a racist cop, shameless defense lawyers, a starstruck judge, and a dysfunctional jury. It shows what the television cameras could not: behind-the-scenes meetings in which Darden tried to determine whether Detective Mark Fuhrman was telling the truth about his racist views; ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey Into the Inferno of American Justice more books like this by David Feige add to wishlist With verve and insider know-how, a young lawyer reveals his outrageous and heartbreaking long day's journey into night court. see all copies from $2.90! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey more books like this by Linda Greenhouse add to wishlist A Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent with unprecedented access to the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court chronicles the personal transformation of legendary justice Harry A. Blackmun who wrote numerous landmark decisions, including Roe v. Wade, and participated in the most contentious debates of his era--all behind closed doors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival more books like this by Stanley N Alpert add to wishlist On January 21, 1998, the night before his 38th birthday, federal prosecutor Alpert was kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan by a car full of gun-toting RgangstaS thugs. Here he offers a remarkable account of his kidnapping and the psychological duel and investigation that followed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope more books like this by Shirin Ebadi, Azadeh Moaveni add to wishlist The moving, inspiring memoir of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, offers a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Life of John Marshall more books like this by Albert Jeremiah Beveridge add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV VALLEY FORGE AND AFTER Unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place . . . this army must inevitably starve, dissolve, or disperse. (Washington ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall more books like this by Eve LaPlante add to wishlist Opening a window into daily life in Colonial America, and written by one of his descendants, this compelling biography explores the life of Samuel Sewall, the only Salem witch trial judge to publicly repent for sending innocent people to be hanged. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Ten Minutes from Normal: 5 more books like this by Karen Hughes add to wishlist In this plain-speaking memoir of politics, family, and faith, a former Oval Office insider tells what it was like to be at the center of power, and why she had top leave it behind. Karen Hughes was a trusted advisor to George W. Bush when he was governor of Texas, and he insisted that he needed her when he went to Washington. She served for two ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton and Fighting the War on Terror more books like this by Louis J Freeh (Read by), Adam Grupper (Read by) add to wishlist In his memoir, MY FBI, Louis Freeh chronicles his long career, from FBI agent fighting organized crime in New York's famed Southern District, to a federal judgeship, to director of the FBI. Freeh took over the bureau at a time when it was under increasing Congressional scrutiny and amid growing public discontent. He immediately "cleaned house," ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self more books like this by G Edward White add to wishlist In this book G. Edward White, the acclaimed biographer of Earl Warren and one of America's most esteemed legal scholars, provides a rounded portrait of a remarkable jurist. White provides a vivid portrait of Holmes's life and an astute commentary on his legal writings, including the classic work, The Common Law. He reveals that some of the themes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.63! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made more books like this by Jim Newton add to wishlist Using previously unavailable government documents and scores of new interviews, this masterful biography of the legendary chief justice of the United States and chairman of the Warren Commission illuminates the life of a man who played a key role in nearly every defining moment in American history in the latter half of the 20th century. 8-page ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Eliot Ness: The Real Story more books like this by Paul W Heimel add to wishlist To many, the name of Eliot Ness conjures visions of Al Capone, Tommy gun fights, and the all-knowing crime fighter portrayed by Robert Stack in the black-and-white television series The Untouchables. While that character is largely mythical, the accomplishments of the real Eliot Ness were no less fascinating. Ness crossed paths with Capone when ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $4.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	My Father's Gun: One Family, Three Badges, One Hundred Years in the NYPD more books like this by Brian McDonald, pho add to wishlist These are true stories centered around the lives and deeds of an Irish-American family made up of several New York City policeman: Brian McDonald, his maternal grandfather, father, and brother. This is the author's first book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	How Can You Defend Those People? more books like this by Mickey Sherman add to wishlist Sherman is the high-profile, colorful, and iconoclastic criminal defense attorney who grew up underprivileged on the mean streets of Greenwich, Connecticut (OK, he readily admits there are NO mean streets in Greenwich, but compared to his friends, he was "poor") and went on to fame and success in the courtroom first as a public defender, then as a ... see all copies from $3.67! new only from $10.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Happy Hour Is for Amateurs: A Lost Decade in the World's Worst Profession more books like this by Philadelphia Lawyer add to wishlist Based on the anonymous blog called the Philadelphia Lawyer, "Happy Hour is for Amateurs" is a juvenile, raucous, and entertaining memoir that follows the antics of one lawyer in Philadelphia from law school to law practice as he devotes 10 years of his life to one of our country's most popular yet unsavory professions. Satirizing office culture ... see all copies from $3.69! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	My Life as a Radical Lawyer more books like this by William M. Kunstler, Sheila Isenberg add to wishlist William Kunstler (1919-1995) was arguably the most controversial lawyer in America. He played a key role in many of America's most famous cases--from the Chicago Seven to the World Trade Center bombing. In this extraordinarily rich autobiography, Kunstler explains why he tested American democracy to its limits and why America, to remain free, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $51.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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