The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court - Hardcover

Woodward, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671241109 ISBN 13: 9780671241100

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1979

Synopsis

Offers an unprecedented view of the chief and associate justices of the Burger Supreme Court, illuminating the maneuvering, arguing, politicking, and compromising that underlie the making of decisions that affect every major area of American life

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Review:

"The year's best political book."

-- "New York Post"

"One hell of a reporting achievement."

-- "The Village Voice"

"One hell of a reporting achievement."

-- "The Village Voice"

"The year's best political book."

-- "New York Post"

"One hell of a reporting achievement."
-- "The Village Voice"

"The year's best political book."
-- "New York Post"

"Explosive...The most controversial book on the Supreme Court yet written."
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Fascinating. The pace is swift, with details that rivet the attention."
-- The Washington Post Book World

"A provocative book about a hallowed institution...It is the most comprehensive inside story ever written of the most important court in the world. For this reason alone it is required reading."
-- BusinessWeek

"It is to the credit of Woodward and Armstrong that they were willing -- and able -- to shatter this conspiracy of silence. It is certainly in the highest tradition of investigative journalism."
-- Saturday Review

About the Author:

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for forty-four years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first for The Washington Post's coverage of the Watergate scandal, and later for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored or coauthored twelve #1 national nonfiction bestsellers. He has two daughters, Tali and Diana, and lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, writer Elsa Walsh.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0671241109
• ISBN 13: 9780671241100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1