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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345404794
ISBN: 0345404793
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: October 30, 2001
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: October 30, 2001
Sales Rank: 410732
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Rating:  - Absolutely riveting legal / political thriller
A charismatic new president draws a line in the sand by nominating the first woman for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, knowing that her secrets may be his undoing. The domestic hot-button issue of late-term abortion drives this novel, bringing scrutiny to not only her understandable and carefully hidden secret, but those of several other key players. The ugliness of ambition, the comprimises of principle easily made, the barely concealed disgust for necessary alliances, all color the Senate as ... Read More
Rating: - Politics, human interest and morality
I'm not a polital book reader overall but some do strike my interest. This one has many positive aspects going for it. Politics and the background that lies behind the votes in the Senate. Law and what goes on in the courts. What a struggle it can be for someone with virtue that just wants to do the right thing but may have made choices others don't agree with. Also that not all issues, like abortion, are cut and dry.
This is not a quick read but it is an enjoyable read. I highly ... Read More
Rating:  - If You Like "The West Wing" . . .
This book has two halves. The first is an abortion debate presented through the vehicle of a sometimes realistic/sometimes not courtroom drama. This half is full of gory detail and emotional manipulation. Not my cup of tea, and I almost stopped. The second half of the book is a Supreme Court confirmation fight in the style of a West Wing television show --- fun and clever, though the characters are charicatured good guys and bad guys (with the Democratic president head "good guy"). Patterson's ... Read More
Rating: - One of RNP's Best...
and one of the best , thought provoking books on the subject. Too bad Carolyn Masters isn't available to make a run at the '08 Presidency.
Rating:  - Couldn't finish it...
This is the third RNP that I've started. I couldn't continue past page 29. This book is headed to the Salvation Army.
No more RNP for me.
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