My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir - Softcover

Thomas, Clarence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006056556X ISBN 13: 9780060565565

Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2008

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Book by Thomas Clarence

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"Thanks to this book, the public can get to know the man himself."--Thomas Sowell, National Review

"Candid. . . . A fascinating glimpse into a tortured, complex, and often perplexing personality."--The Washington Post Book World

"As his memoir shows, Justice Thomas's views were forged in the crucible of a truly authentic American story."--John Yoo, The Wall Street Journal

"Thomas speaks candidly about the mistakes he made that fueled his determination to overcome all odds to be appointed to the nation's highest court."--The Oklahoman

"A tale so profoundly moving, and so profoundly true to this nation's ideals, that every American father ought to read the first two chapters--and then read them aloud to his children."--The Dallas Morning News

"Thomas is refreshingly candid about the depths of his suffering, and one comes away with a deep sadness about our broken politics and the ferocious disincentives for anyone to seek high government appointment."--Newsday

"Absorbing."--The Economist

"The Georgia native writes a telling memoir about his life prior to joining the U.S. Supreme Court. . . . My Grandfather's Son lays bare the darkest, most painful moments of his life, with candor almost unheard of in public figures, let alone Supreme Court justices."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A fascinating and irresistible read."--The New York Sun

"A transcendent work. . . . My Grandfather's Son is a coming of age in the fullest sense. . . . A meditation of time and perspective and the shifts in outlook both can bring. . . . A memoir of raw honesty."--The Oregonian

Reseña del editor:

A controversial Supreme Court justice recounts his life story, from his impoverished childhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and struggles to acquire an education to his publicly contested confirmation to the nation's highest court and admiration of his family. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006056556X
• ISBN 13: 9780060565565
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320