The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court Paperback – 9 Sep 2008

Review

"A major achievement, lucid and probing." --Bob Woodward, co-author of "The Brethren"

"This is a remarkable, riveting book. So great are Toobin's narrative skills that both the justices and their inner world are brought vividly to life."
--Doris Kearns Goodwin

"Compelling. . . . Driven by the author's assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times""Smart and entertaining. . . . The Nine""is engaging, erudite, candid, and accessible, often hard to put down. Toobin is a natural storyteller, and the stories he tells are gripping."--"The New York Times Book Review""Toobin's sparkling new work is anecdotally rich and clearly written. . . . A testimony to [his] skill." --"USA Today""Intelligent and even-handed. . . . Toobin's access to the Supremes and their secret little world is phenomenal."--"Chicago Sun-Times""The Nine not only provides a vivid narrative history of the Court's recent history, but also gives the reader an intimate look at individual justices, showing how personality, judicial philosophy and personal alliances can inform decisions that have huge consequences for the entire country. . . . Driven by the author's assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times""Every decade or so, an enterprising and intelligent outsider like Toobin can come along and shine a muchneeded spotlight on the place. . . . The Nine is engaging, erudite, candid and accessible, often hard to put down. Toobin is a natural storyteller, and the stories he tells are gripping. . . . [He] writes about the court more fluidly and fluently than anyone."--David Margolick, "The New York Times Book Review""The Nine is the latest, and by far the best [book] . . . about the Supreme Court." --Nina Totenberg, NPR"This is a remarkable, riveting book. So great are Toobin's narrative skills that both the justices and their inner world are brought vividly to life."--Doris Kearns Goodwin"[An] absorbing group profile. . . . [Toobin] deftly distills the issues and enlivens his narrative of the Court's internal wranglings with sharp thumbnail sketches"--"Publishers

Compelling. . . . Driven by the author's assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable. Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Smart and entertaining. . . . The Nine is engaging, erudite, candid, and accessible, often hard to put down. Toobin is a natural storyteller, and the stories he tells are gripping. The New York Times Book Review Toobin s sparkling new work is anecdotally rich and clearly written. . . . A testimony to [his] skill. USA Today Intelligent and even-handed. . . . Toobin s access to the Supremes and their secret little world is phenomenal. Chicago Sun-Times The Nine not only provides a vivid narrative history of the Court's recent history, but also gives the reader an intimate look at individual justices, showing how personality, judicial philosophy and personal alliances can inform decisions that have huge consequences for the entire country. . . . Driven by the author's assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable. Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Every decade or so, an enterprising and intelligent outsider like Toobin can come along and shine a muchneeded spotlight on the place. . . . The Nine is engaging, erudite, candid and accessible, often hard to put down. Toobin is a natural storyteller, and the stories he tells are gripping. . . . [He] writes about the court more fluidly and fluently than anyone. David Margolick, The New York Times Book Review The Nine is the latest, and by far the best [book] . . . about the Supreme Court. Nina Totenberg, NPR This is a remarkable, riveting book. So great are Toobin's narrative skills that both the justices and their inner world are brought vividly to life. Doris Kearns Goodwin [An] absorbing group profile. . . . [Toobin] deftly distills the issues and enlivens his narrative of the Court's internal wranglings with sharp thumbnail sketches Publishers Weekly A compelling look at the power and the politics behind the Supreme Court. Booklist A major achievement, lucid and probing. Bob Woodward"

About the Author

Jeffrey Toobin is a staff writer at The New Yorker, senior legal analyst at CNN, and the authors of such best-sellers as Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election, A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal that Nearly Brought Down a President, and The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson.