lawyers

A brief biography of Michelle Obama, the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, and profiles her childhood, education, and the events that led her to the White House.

A biography of the civil rights lawyer who helped end school segregation and served as a Supreme Court Justice.

Presents a depiction of the courtroom legacy of American lawyer Clarence Darrow, who was assigned to defend two teenage "thrill killers" before going on to handle two other groundbreaking cases, and includes new discoveries about his relationship with his friend Mary Field Parton.

A collection of writings in which celebrated American lawyer Clarence Darrow examines a wide range of topics related to Americans' civil liberties, religious beliefs, and civic life.

Profiles the lives and famous cases of eight American attorneys including Andrew Hamilton, John Adams, Belva Lockwood, Abraham Lincoln, Clarence Darrow, Robert Jackson, Joseph Welch, and Morris Dees.

An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," telling why lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key was behind enemy lines at the time he wrote the lyrics to what became the national anthem.

Frontier lawyer Abraham Lincoln cures his absent-mindedness by placing letters, court notes, contracts, and his checkbook in his tall black hat.

Introduces nine prosecutors and defense attorneys and tells the stories of the landmark cases they argued on issues concerning abortion, civil rights, flag burning, Native American rights, rape, evolution, school desegration, and war crimes.

A Taiwanese-American rebel restaurateur chronicles his rise to success from his difficult childhood in the American South to his decision to embrace all he had learned about food in his father's restaurants and his mother's kitchen to create his own culinary identity.

Tells the life story of consumer advocate and politician Ralph Nader, covering such topics as his childhood in Connecticut, his campaign against the Corvair, and his battle with Al Gore during the 2000 presidential election.