The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
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Don Leslie
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Jeffrey Toobin
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Best-selling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the Supreme Court and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. Just in time for the 2008 presidential election - where the future of the Court will be at stake - Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, presidential power, and church-state relations.
Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves, The Nine tells the story of the Court through personalities - from Anthony Kennedy’s overwhelming sense of self-importance to Clarence Thomas’s well-tended grievances against his critics to David Souter’s odd 19th century lifestyle. There is also, for the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of Bush v. Gore - and Sandra Day O’Connor’s fateful breach with George W. Bush, the president she helped place in office.
The Nine is the book Toobin was born to write. He is a best-selling author, a CNN senior legal analyst, and New Yorker staff writer. No one is more superbly qualified to profile the nine justices.
©2007 Jeffrey Toobin (P)2007 Books on Tape
Kritikerstimmen
Winner - J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, 2008
“The Nine not only provides a vivid narrative history of the Court's recent history, but also gives the reader an intimate look at individual justices, showing how personality, judicial philosophy and personal alliances can inform decisions that have huge consequences for the entire country. . . . Driven by the author's assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Toobin’s sparkling new work is anecdotally rich and clearly written. . . . A testimony to [his] skill.” —USA Today“Intelligent and even-handed. . . . Toobin’s access to the Supremes and their secret little world is phenomenal.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“The Nine is the latest, and by far the best [book] . . . about the Supreme Court.” —Nina Totenberg, NPR
“[An] absorbing group profile. . . . [Toobin] deftly distills the issues and enlivens his narrative of the Court's internal wranglings with sharp thumbnail sketches”—Publishers Weekly
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
- reineanne
- 18.12.2010
A must for everybody interested in US-politics
This is a fantastic book! It is very well written, full of vivid insights into the work of the Supreme Court and its justices. I think it is even better than The Bretheren, Everybody who is interested in US-politics will benefit from this gripping read and the information it provides on the importance of the court within US-politics.
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Gesamt5 out of 5 stars
- "danijobi"
- 01.04.2011
Surprisingly entertaining as well as thought-provoking
This perfect companion piece (or rather update) to Bob Woodward's The Brethren describes the last twenty years of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Rehnquist.
Both author Jeffrey Toobin and reader Don Leslie enjoy the juicy absurdities and excentricites of the Justices while at the same time stressing the historic decisions they make. A surprisingly entertaining as well as thought-provoking audiobook that sheds light on one of the most important political institutions of the USA.
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