One L"A wonderful book...it should be read by anyone who has ever contemplated going to law school. Or anyone who has ever worried about being human."--The New York Times It was a year of terrors and triumphs, of depressions and elations, of compulsive work, pitiless competition, and, finally, mass hysteria. It was Scott Turow's first year at the oldest, biggest, most esteemed center of legal education in the United States. Turow's experiences at Harvard Law School, where freshmen are dubbed One Ls, parallel those of first-year law students everywhere. His gripping account of this critical, formative year in the life of a lawyer is as suspenseful, said The New York Times, as "the most absorbing of thrillers." |
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Page 111
... Dealings are more personal , and we feel for each other the normal range of attractions and aversions . There are a few in - section romances , many growing friend- ships . I've become increasingly close to Steve Litowitz . 111.
... Dealings are more personal , and we feel for each other the normal range of attractions and aversions . There are a few in - section romances , many growing friend- ships . I've become increasingly close to Steve Litowitz . 111.
Page 124
... close to failure , however remote , sometimes invited contemplation . Though I wanted to do well , for me , and I imagine for others , the less clear my standing became the more my fantasy cycle intensified at the 124 ONE L.
... close to failure , however remote , sometimes invited contemplation . Though I wanted to do well , for me , and I imagine for others , the less clear my standing became the more my fantasy cycle intensified at the 124 ONE L.
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... close analysis we were being urged to make a part of our mental reflexes . As Gina had pointed out to me , he reminded us of the habitual wariness and hesitancy that comes from that kind of thinking , and asked if we were becoming cut ...
... close analysis we were being urged to make a part of our mental reflexes . As Gina had pointed out to me , he reminded us of the habitual wariness and hesitancy that comes from that kind of thinking , and asked if we were becoming cut ...
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School Scott Turow Limited preview - 2010 |
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School Scott Turow Limited preview - 2010 |
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