Turow, Scott

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  • Scott Turow's one-year autobiography of his first year (1975) at Harvard Law School. Very similar in style to Robert Reid's "Year One", reviewed elsewhere on this web site (in which Reid discusses year one at Harvard Business School in the 1980's). Though this is a little dated (interesting note: Turow mentions that during his first year, 1975, Susan Estrich was named as the first female president of the Harvard Law Review), it offers some interesting insights into student thinking. For me, being a teacher of undergraduates here at TCU, I'm always fascinated to read about how students perceive their teachers, especially at the college level. Anyway, Turow offers some personal insights, but his ability to tell interesting stories is not quite as polished (at least, it wasn't in 1975) as Reid's. This is a good book to look for in a used bookstore.

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