Biography & Autobiography - Lawyers & Judges
Explore our collection of lawyers books and the Book of Judges KJV, including new biography books and top autobiographies like Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly at our online bookstore!
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A Judge's Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the BenchFor fans of The Good Wife and Suits, the true story of a passionately principled young female judge in the man's world of the '60s and '70s who is forced to defend her judgeship against two male challengers in a grueling election--while pregnant with...
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A Piece of Cake: A MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The heart-wrenching, uplifting tale about a woman named Cupcake "[Cupcake] Brown's confessional . . . memoir is one you can't easily put down. Her life is nothing short of a miracle."--Chicago Sun-Times There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming...
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All Rise: A Lawyer's Evolution from Prison to PurposeWhen everything she built came crashing down, she thought her life was over. In truth, it was just beginning.All Rise tells the extraordinary true story of Rashmi Airan, a high-achieving lawyer, mother, and daughter whose picture-perfect world shattered when her choices led to a...
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Anything But Bland: Moxie, Murdaugh, and Making Life Happen on Your Own Terms"Anything But Bland is not only the behind-the-scenes of how Eric bravely helped expose and bring down one of South Carolina's most notorious criminals, it's a story about what happens when you make every moment, every action and every decision count toward building a...
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Autobiography of a Brown BuffaloBefore his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's "Dr. Gonzo," a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan appetite for food, drugs, and...
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Beauty Fades/Dumb Is Forever: The Making of a Happy WomanJudge Judy has heard enough.As a family court judge in New York City and now in her successful TV courtroom show, she has listened to thousands of excuses, complaints, and tales of woe from women of every background, and she's ready to rule. Women,...
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Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the CourtsThe weakening of the federal courts⎯and how they can restore their power and Americans' access to justice⎯told through the lives of three remarkable judges. Despite the outsize public attention paid to the Supreme Court, federal trial courts are at the heart of US democracy....
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Born AgainIn 1974 Charles W. Colson pleaded guilty to Watergate-related offenses and, after a tumultuous investigation, served seven months in prison. In his search for meaning and purpose in the face of the Watergate scandal, Colson penned Born Again. This unforgettable memoir shows a man...
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Compassion in the Court: Life-Changing Stories from America's Nicest JudgeJudge Frank Caprio, "the Nicest Judge in the World," brings to the page the same wisdom and spirit of decency that millions of fans have come to treasure. In his four-time Emmy-nominated show Caught in Providence, Judge Frank Caprio's courtroom became a worldwide beacon...
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Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and LifeA leading New York lawyer reveals his journey to professional success. Mark C. Zauderer gave up a budding career as a rock and roll disc jockey and became a high-profile lawyer. Fifty years later, he has represented clients in some of the most contentious...
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Crazy Lucky: Remarkable Stories from Inside the World of Celebrity IconsMost lawyers aren't like John Mason. Then again, most lawyers don't do what he does. For decades, John Mason has been a confidante, mediator, and last line of defense for some of the most visible artists in the world: from Brian Wilson and Roy...
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Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of FriendshipsCelebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented...
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Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Rainingn we get some reality in here?ߡsks Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court. For twenty-four years she has laid down the law as she understands it: ● If you want to eat, you have to work. ● If you have children,...
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Entering the Arena: The Spectacular History of Women at the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New YorkThis book tells the spectacular history of women lawyers at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). SDNY is a storied institution, the oldest federal prosecutor's office in the United States and its most renowned--and a critical player in...
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Fighting Bullies: The Case for a Career in Plaintiffs' LawEverything you've been told about being a lawyer is wrong.Many young lawyers believe they have only two career paths: a high-paying BigLaw job or a public interest job with meaningful work and limited pay. Bill Reid chose a third path, which is hardly mentioned...
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Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence ThomasFrom Senator Ted Cruz, a timely, authoritative exploration of Clarence Thomas's life, ideas, and lasting impact on constitutional law For over three decades, Clarence Thomas has stood at the center of American law, enduring withering criticism and personal attacks while writing some of the...
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I Was an Abomination: A Story of Trans Survival in Conservative AmericaFor years, public figures from J.K. Rowling to Elon Musk have argued that there's no such thing as a trans child, and trans kids are always influenced by adults. Sheryl Weikal is living proof that they're wrong. Despite being homeschooled by conservative parents, Sheryl...
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX - A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of...
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX - A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of...
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Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a NationNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Brenda Wineapple's wonderful account of the Scopes trial sheds light not only on the battles of the past but on the struggles of the present."--Jon Meacham "History at its most delicious."--The New York Times Book Review (front page review, Editors' Choice)...
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