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Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

Preet Bharara

Start date: April 1, 2019

Finish date: May 31, 2019

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Apr 07, 2019 GrandpaBooks rated it really liked it

I'll start by saying that my a big fan of the Stay Tuned With Preet podcast and as a subscriber to CAFE I also get to listen to the Insider podcast on Mondays with Preet and Anne Milgram (it's excellent so pay the subscription price). I've been anticipating Preet's book for a long time and preordered it the first day it was available. As a consequence I built up the book in my mind to the point of thinking that Preet's book would be absolutely fantastic. Needless to say when it arrived in the ma ...more

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Dec 16, 2020 Paul Gill rated it really liked it

Was curious about this book because I’ve been listening to Mr Bharara’s Stay Tuned and Cafe Insider pods since they started and he comes across as an engaging , thoughtful, thorough and thoroughly decent individual. Ed Luce of the FT gave it a thumbs up on the DSR pod and it cropped up elsewhere as recommended. I expected it to be chiefly a “what is justice?” meditation but instead it’s more of a brisk primer almost like it might serve as a comprehensive introduction to the Justice Manual that M ...more

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Apr 05, 2019 Jacqueline Kawate rated it really liked it

Terrific book about he U.S. system of justice. If you are looking for a political book, this is not the one for you. This book tells a story about investigations, trials, deliberations, and punishment. It is very interesting, and well written by a man of obvious integrity. I have never listened to a book before, and this is the one book I wish I had listened to instead of read, if only to hear Preet Bharara speak some of the words uttered by criminals. I loved this book.

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Jan 23, 2022 Janet Blanthorn rated it really liked it

An excellent book written by a very good man. It is difficult to understand how the justice system is designed to work, but Bharara offers detailed case studies to make it more understandable. It is not an easy read, but an important one.

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