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"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a...
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Vintage Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First Vintage Books edition. |
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| Summary: |
"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she took with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother. She describes her resolve as a young girl to become a lawyer, and how she made this dr |
| Item Description: | "Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 2013."--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | 398 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780345804839 (pbk.) 034580483X (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | KF8745 |
| CLC: | K837.128.5 |
| Call Number: | K837.128.5/S718 |