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Author
Language
English
Description
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of the first Latina and third woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court from the biographer of Condoleeza Rice and Laura Bush. The author delves behind the headlines to tell the compelling story of how the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants living in the South Bronx became one of the greatest legal minds in the country. With insight and thoughtful analysis, she explores the tenacity that makes Sotomayor a sharp, fearless...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From a leading judicial biographer comes the untold story of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice. To become the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor went against the odds. Her historic appointment in 2009--made by President Obama, whose own 2008 victory appeared improbable--flowed from cultural and political changes in America that helped lift up this daughter of a Puerto Rican nurse and a factory worker. Sotomayor...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
1. edición.
Physical Desc
xv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
" ... En agosto de 2009, Sonia Sotomayor se convirtió en la primera mujer latina en llegar a lo más alto del sistema judicial norteamericano--'Sonia Sotomayor : una sabia decisión' relata cómo llegó hasta ahí. Criada por una tenaz madre viuda, desde muy joven Sonia sabía que quería ser abogado, pasando las tardes leyendo las novelas de Nancy Drew y ojeando la Enciclopedia Británica. Más adelante conocemos a la Sonia licenicada pos las universidades...
10) Mi mundo adorado
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Primera edicioń Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
ix, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
Español
Description
La primera latina y tan sólo la tercera mujer designada a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor se ha convertido en un icono americano contemporáneo. Ahora, con un candor e intimidad nunca antes asumidos por un juez en activo, Sonia nos narra el viaje de su vida -- esde los proyectos del Bronx hasta la corte federal -- en una inspiradora celebración de su extraordinaria determinación y del poder de creer en uno mismo.
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