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OverviewDavid Boies, the star trial lawyer in a country obsessed with legal drama, proves endlessly fascinating in this compulsively readable account of his extraordinary career.A man of almost superhuman accomplishment, Boies argued a string of headline-making cases before being catapulted to international prominence when he represented Al Gore before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore. Brash, reckless, and prideful, he is also charming, charismatic, unerringly articulate in the courtroom, and supremely comfortable in the public eye. Legal journalist Karen Donovan, herself a lawyer, had unprecedented access to Boies for nearly two years. In v. Goliath she gives us a scintillating chronicle of the legal dramas in which Boies has played a crucial role and a riveting, up-close portrait of a singularly gifted lawyer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen DonovanPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Vintage Books Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.301kg ISBN: 9780375726552ISBN 10: 0375726551 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 09 January 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA complex portrait. . . . Donovan was given extraordinary access to Mr. Boies, and it paid off. -The New York Sun Incisive. . . . [An] invaluable depiction of a man as complicated and contradictory as he is gifted. -New York Law Journal Insightful. . . . A sure, skeptical account of Boies's rise to the top of the legal realm. -Publishers Weekly Here a colorful life takes on some color [with Donovan's] significant access to Boies and his inner circle. -Los Angeles Times A complex portrait. . . . Donovan was given extraordinary access to Mr. Boies, and it paid off. --<i>The New York Sun</i> Incisive. . . . [An] invaluable depiction of a man as complicated and contradictory as he is gifted. --<i>New York Law Journal</i> Insightful. . . . A sure, skeptical account of Boies's rise to the top of the legal realm. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> Here a colorful life takes on some color [with Donovan's] significant access to Boies and his inner circle. --<i>Los Angeles Times</i> A complex portrait. . . . Donovan was given extraordinary access to Mr. Boies, and it paid off. -- The New York Sun <br> Incisive. . . . [An] invaluable depiction of a man as complicated and contradictory as he is gifted. -- New York Law Journal <br> Insightful. . . . A sure, skeptical account of Boies's rise to the top of the legal realm. -- Publishers Weekly <br> Here a colorful life takes on some color [with Donovan's] significant access to Boies and his inner circle. -- Los Angeles Times Author InformationBenjamin Lebert was born in Freiburg, Germany, in 1982. He is the author of Crazy, a best seller in Germany, which was published when he was sixteen years old. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |