A Trial by Jury
Burnett, D. Graham
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BOOK SUMMARY
When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan
BOOK REVIEWS
[Burnett] is a graceful, economical writer, with a sharp eye for detail and a nuanced feel for character. . . . Irresistible. The New York Times Book Review
Immensely readable. The Washington Post
Burnett manages to paint vivid portraits of his fellow-jurors and examine the knottier issues of class, race, and gender that complicate the justice systems search for objective truth. The New Yorker
A pleasure to read . . . Illuminating and, ultimately, uplifting. The Nation
Never have we been privy to actual jury room deliberations in all of their stark human complexity and perversity and certainly never under the guidance of a sensibility, intelligence, and narrative skill like Mr. Burnetts. New York Law Journal
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375727515
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375727511
Copyright: 2002
Dewey Decimal: 347
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): 0.5
