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 149
... took the precaution of leaving Perini a note . " Overburdened , " it read . " Barely breathing . Unprepared . " Some of the men and women in the section would not hand Perini a note except in the event of typhoon or leukemia . At HLS ...
... took the precaution of leaving Perini a note . " Overburdened , " it read . " Barely breathing . Unprepared . " Some of the men and women in the section would not hand Perini a note except in the event of typhoon or leukemia . At HLS ...
Page 205
... took place during that hysterical period in late December before exams when all of us were somehow ready to believe the worst about everything . Enrollment for the young professor's class outran Cox's six to one , and when the dean and ...
... took place during that hysterical period in late December before exams when all of us were somehow ready to believe the worst about everything . Enrollment for the young professor's class outran Cox's six to one , and when the dean and ...
Page 252
... took the brunt of most of the humor . The Incident was often recalled . In one scene a " Professor Preen- ing " took a meat - ax to a student who'd answered " un- prepared . " Perini was sensitive enough about the Incident that he was ...
... took the brunt of most of the humor . The Incident was often recalled . In one scene a " Professor Preen- ing " took a meat - ax to a student who'd answered " un- prepared . " Perini was sensitive enough about the Incident that he was ...
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School Scott Turow Limited preview - 2010 |
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