| 11. |  | The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $11.25
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Perhaps such a designation (Battle of the Titans) evokes thoughts of prize fighting: Ali vs Frazier, an unbridled Marciano, an ageless Archie Moore, the sweet science of a Sugar Ray Robinson,or an awesome powered George Foreman.The battles here are of greater significance than a battle for prizes.... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 12. |  | John Marshall: Definer of a Nation
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $16.32
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The life and times of John Marshall (1755 - 1835) make for exceptional reading. Although detailed and carefully researched, this excellent biography/history book/study of early constitutional law is written in an enjoyable, non-academic style. In addition to its captivating treatment of the... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 13. |  | Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
from Bloomsbury USA
Price: $12.21
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I have little to add to existing Amazon reviews except to say that I found some information that I had not seen elsewhere. However, there are glaring inaccuracies that even a casual student of the general topic of organized crime in America can spot -- one off the top of my head is the mention Ben... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 14. |  | Born Again
from Chosen
Price: $10.19
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There are a lot of lessons to be learned from Born Again, and Colson shares them as opposed to teaching them, with the fresh, excited style of new convert so that the reader if he is a crusty old saint (like me) is carried back to the days of his first love.
The book is part political insight,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 15. |  | Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall
from HarperOne
Price: $10.17
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I read this book as part of a book club where we meet to discuss what we've read. Being from New England, I was familiar with a lot of our local history during the 17th-18th century. However, this book really opened up my eyes and gave me a different perspective on how people lived in those days,... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 16. |  | Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice
from Little, Brown and Company
Price: $16.47
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On television we see how the concepts of criminal process where justice is dispensed in 60 minutes, in reality, it's the real thing. Indefensible takes the readers inside the criminal process from the stand point of a public defender in the South Bronx who believes in the truth which isn't pretty... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 17. |  | In the Ring: The Trials of a Washington Lawyer
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $10.85
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This is an absolutely great book. If you like Washingtion DC political insiders history that is a great read to boot, this book is for you. | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 18. |  | Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey
from Times Books
Price: $10.20
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I also had high hopes for this book, as anyone who knows Linda Greenhouse's work can attest, she is a reliable interpreter of the High Court and supreme in analytic ability. As a biographer I must always defer to the hard evidence, in this case Justice Blackmun's papers, which Ms. Greenhouse drew... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 19. |  | Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders
from Polipoint Press
Price: $10.85
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Christine Pelosi has written a primer on How To Run. (Also, on how NOT to run, when that's the right thing to do.) She's got the background and experience to know the lessons of how to go about running for office, the first-hand experience of training people to do it, and a wealth of voices who back... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 20. |  | The Life of Thomas More
from Blackstone Audiobooks
Price: $85.95
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This book requires focus. I had previously read much about the Tudor period, some light, some serious, before this demanding biography. It's a thorough and detailed book. Given More's brilliant intellect and career, understanding his story requires commitment. The author writes with clarity and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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