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kobvindex_ZLB34022764
ISBN:
9780062415820
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" NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life. . Notorious RBG may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously. . That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache.—,Jennifer Senior, New York Times Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame—,he has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer. But nearly a half-century into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian: she won the internet. Across America, people who weren't even born when Ginsburg first made her name as a feminist pioneer are tattooing themselves with her face, setting her famously searing dissents to music, and making viral videos in tribute. Notorious RBG, inspired by the Tumblr that amused the Justice herself and brought to you by its founder and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcends generational divides. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah. "
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Rezension(1): " Irin Carmon is a journalist covering gender, politics, and law. She's a contributing writer for the Washington Post's Outlook section and a distinguished fellow at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard. She has been a national reporter at MSNBC, Salon, and Jezebel. " Rezension(2): " Shana Knizhnik is a civil rights attorney. While a student at NYU law school, she created the Notorious R.B.G. Tumblr, a feminist website dedicated to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her lifelong fight for equality and social justice. " Rezension(3): " Jennifer Senior, New York Times :The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life'Notorious RBG' may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously...That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache." Rezension(4): " Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe :Carmon and Knizhnik write powerfully about the progression of Ginsburg's legal career. In particular, they make vivid the development of her trademark arguments ... In her fierce honesty, resolute realness, and, yes, innate sense of style (those collars!), Ginsburg emerges as a cultural icon worthy of her own fanbase" Rezension(5): " Rachel Maddow :What a wonderful book: The annotated dissents! The knockout photos! Why she likes to write through the night! The litany of big cases she won as a lawyer, and how she picked them! How she made Bill Clinton cry! Notorious RBG is a laugh-out-loud joy to read." Rezension(6): " Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Devil in the Grove :A deeply original mashup of pop culture and serious scholarship. I plan to give a copy to both of my daughters." Rezension(7): " Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Oath and The Nine :This breezy, fun and thoughtful take on the life of the Justice explains exactly why a new generation created and embraced the Cult of Ginsburg." Rezension(8): " Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director, ACLU :This rigorously reported book shines a new light on the groundbreaking cases Ginsburg litigated challenging gender stereotypes." Rezension(9): " Vogue :If you admired RBG before, Carmon and Knizhnik will make you fall in love with her, not only as a feminist hero but a human being." Rezension(10): " New York Times Book Review :Clark Kent had Superman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Notorious R.B.G Carmon and Knizhnik have turned R.B.G's robe into a cape." Rezension(11): "〈a href=http://lj.libraryjournal.com/ target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/libraryjournal_logo.png alt=Library Journal border=0 /〉〈/a〉: Starred review from November 15, 2015 Rejoice! This is the year to celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. This eponymous--and humorous--book is the third recent publication providing biographical information and paying tribute to Ginsburg's Supreme Court opinions, with special attention to her famous--and influential--dissents. Coauthors Carmon, an MSNBC journalist who has interviewed RBG, and Knizhnik, recent alumna of New York University School of Law and creator of the Notorious R.B.G. Tumblr blog, bring a fresh, appropriately irreverent perspective to scholarship about the justice. In fact, this book is not at all scholarly--and this is a major asset. Rather, taking its chapter headings from the lyrics of late rapper Notorious B.I.G., it provides bare-bones biographical narrative and excerpts from a selection of Ginsburg's seminal opinions, while inserting cartoons, photos, poetry, and even opera lyrics. The brief, cogent excerpts from her court opinions are annotated in plain language by prominent legal academics. Moreover, the authors successfully situate RBG's work within a larger historical context, thereby illustrating her central role in advancing equal rights for all. VERDICT Perfect for general readers and academics who are fans of Scott Dodson's The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg . [See Editors' Fall Picks, LJ 9/1/15, p. 32.] --Lynne Maxwell, West Virginia Univ. Coll. of Law Lib., MorgantownCopyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission. "
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