by Site Owner | Jul 9, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
A Champion for Justice By John A. Farrell Doubleday, 564 pages, $32.50 Courtroom battles, legal trickery, representation of both the innocent and guilty…such is the legacy of Clarence Darrow, one of America’s most famous (and infamous) trial attorneys. His...
by Site Owner | May 11, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
By Bill Zimmerman Doubleday, $28.95, 452 pages Have you ever wondered what kind of person becomes a political activist or whether one person’s actions can make a difference in the complex issues that face our world? Reading Troublemaker: A Memoir from the Front Lines...
by Site Owner | May 11, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
By Richard Rhodes Doubleday, $26.95, 261 pages For many readers nonfiction is an unapproachable field, relegated to staunch biography and gregarious histories. Hedy’s Folly by Richard Rhodes breaks these stereotypes and made a nonfiction fan of this fiction...