{"product_id":"the-street-lawyer-9780385339094","title":"The Street Lawyer","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"Compelling . . . another timely tale from John Grisham. [\u003ci\u003eThe Street Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e] shows not only that Grisham has his finger on the public pulse but that he's also out to prick its conscience.\"\u003ci\u003e--Chicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake \u0026amp; Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was no more than three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived, but his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging and learned that his attacker was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake \u0026amp; Sweeney. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fast track derailed, the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Grisham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e JG Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.28w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385339094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e35654 \/ Street Lawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grisham\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, \u003c\/i\u003e and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Grisham \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598659829917,"sku":"9780385339094","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f0f601ff-fa91-4ed2-b1ab-175f1960a5ba.jpg?v=1769517297","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-street-lawyer-9780385339094","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}