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Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hardcover – October 27, 2015

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"It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the 'Notorious RBG." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019

She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy.

This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.

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“The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life....’Notorious RBG’ may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously...That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache.” — Jennifer Senior, New York Times

Carmon and Knizhnik write powerfully about the progression of Ginsburg’s legal career. In particular, they make vivid the development of her trademark arguments ... In her fierce honesty, resolute realness, and, yes, innate sense of style (those collars!), Ginsburg emerges as a cultural icon worthy of her own fanbase — Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe

"Brooklyn, New York, represents no fear, confidence, and speaking your truth, and my dad and Justice Ginsburg lived those words. I think he would be honored to share the 'Notorious' title with her, and it's up to us to honor their legacies by continuing to fight for equality and justice for all by voting and getting into good trouble."  — CJ Wallace, son of Notorious BIG

“What a wonderful book: The annotated dissents! The knockout photos! Why she likes to write through the night! The litany of big cases she won as a lawyer, and how she picked them! How she made Bill Clinton cry! Notorious RBG is a laugh-out-loud joy to read.” — Rachel Maddow

“A deeply original mashup of pop culture and serious scholarship. I plan to give a copy to both of my daughters.” — Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Devil in the Grove

“This rigorously reported book shines a new light on the groundbreaking cases Ginsburg litigated challenging gender stereotypes.” — Louise Melling, Deputy Legal Director, ACLU

“If you admired RBG before, Carmon and Knizhnik will make you fall in love with her, not only as a feminist hero but a human being.” — Vogue

“Clark Kent had Superman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Notorious R.B.G…. Carmon and Knizhnik have turned R.B.G’s robe into a cape.” — New York Times Book Review

“[The Notorious RBG] book mixes cheeky fan art with a serious – and stirring – account of Ginsburg’s life and work, covering everything from her trailblazing legal career to her current exercise regimen.” — Rolling Stone

“After this treatment, surely, Biggie would agree that RBG truly is notorious.” — NPR.org

“[F]ull of feminist fairy dust. Read it.” — Elle.com

“[R]iddled with fascinating revelations about the beloved and, yes, notorious U.S. Supreme Court justice…the book eloquently and thoroughly demonstrates once and for all that RBG backs her whip smart, often snarky one-liners with a substantive feminist legacy.” — Mic

“You may never get to chat with RBG herself, but through the book, you can let her quotes inspire you and guide your way in all of life’s events.” — Bustle

“In her fierce honesty, resolute realness, and, yes, innate sense of style (those collars!), Ginsburg emerges as a cultural icon worthy of her own fanbase.” — Boston Globe

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“The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life. . . . Notorious RBG may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously. . . . That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache.”— Jennifer Senior, New York Times

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame—she has only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer.

But nearly a half-century into her career, something funny happened to the octogenarian: she won the internet. Across America, people who weren’t even born when Ginsburg first made her name as a feminist pioneer are tattooing themselves with her face, setting her famously searing dissents to music, and making viral videos in tribute.

Notorious RBG, inspired by the Tumblr that amused the Justice herself and brought to you by its founder and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcends generational divides. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0062415832
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books; Annotated edition (October 27, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780062415837
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062415837
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.83 x 9 inches
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317 customers mention "Readability"317 positive0 negative

Customers find the book delightful, stimulating, and fun to read. They appreciate the nice background of Justice Ginsburg's life from childhood to almost-retirement. Readers also mention the legal opinions are a really nice touch that helps cement the narratives.

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"...An entertaining and educational read which gave me more information on the inner workings of our Supreme Court..Most highly recommended." Read more

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Customers find the writing delightfully easy to read, comfortable, and light-hearted. They say the book feels like a textbook, with concise and flowing writing. Readers also appreciate the illustrated timelines and graphs.

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"...An entertaining and educational read which gave me more information on the inner workings of our Supreme Court..Most highly recommended." Read more

"...It’s written with modern hip-hop verbiage which is perfect for millennials or the lover of music! This book shed a different light in RBG...." Read more

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I have been so busy I almost forgot to post this. Finished the Notorious RBG book! It is good good good! If you are not familiar with the changes she has helped make, read this or anything on her and you will realize that she has been fighting for you for a long time! ..At age 85 she is the oldest sitting justice right now on the Supreme Court and has fought off cancer twice and media scrutiny about retirement to continue to make the world a little better! She is a female that was fiercely independent during times in history where women were not working outside the home. This book came out in 2015 and so much has happened since then that she has had a hand in- equal pay, civil rights, and gender equality are just a few. She is truly a living legend. I certainly felt more empowered after reading this! 💪
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2015
The main point I want to get across to potential readers of this book is that it is a highly substantive, serious and detailed look at the life and career of Justice Ginsburg. It may appear on first viewing--given the editorial cartoons, extensive photos, and caricatures--to be some manner of "coffee table" book novelity. But there is much meat on the bones here for anyone interested in Justice Ginsburg.

In part, the book is biographical, facilitated by some innovative timeline and other charts. Many photos, some obviously I would say, drawn from RBG's own files, enhance the presentation. By chapter 4, the authors are moving into substantive legal issues. This section is innovative because of several techniques of the authors. First, they focus on some key Ginsburg cases as counsel by examining the text of her briefs through annotating the language in particular sections and carefully dissecting why it is there. Reed v. Reed is a prime example of this technique. Secondly, the important body of work that RBG developed during her years supervising and as counsel for the ACLU's Women's Rights Project are encapsulated in a double page chart (pp. 74-5), which at once underlines the significance of her efforts as well as organizing by category the cases in a concise but meaningful chart design. Her legal career at Rutgers and Columbia is also covered.

By chapter 5, the focus is her judicial career on both the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (thanks to Carter) and eventually the Supreme Court via a Clinton nomination. Particularly effective is the discussion of the VMI case, one of Ginsburg's great victories as a Justice. Chapter 6 focuses upon her late husband Martin Ginsburg, somewhat colorful for a tax lawyer, and an important key to understanding Ginsburg the person and what factors have shaped her life.

I found the most interesting chapter (7) to be on her working on the Supreme Court. Her relations with Sandra Day O'Connor, Rehnquist, and of course Scalia are explored. The important topic of writing opinions is also covered, as are her relationships with clerks and how her chambers operates--or as I like to say, "how the sausages are made."

Chapter 8 covers the critical role she has played as a dissenter in a majority conservative court. Her revival of oral dissents on occasion is important, as is her philosophy of dissenting. Several of her important dissents, including in the recent Voting Rights Act case, are subjected to annotative analysis to emphasize the points supporting her minority view. Another two page chart (pp. 148-9) focusing upon her dissents covers the ground expeditiously but comprehensively in a most cogent format. Chapter 9 deals with the personal side of the Justice, including her love of opera and life style.

Of current critical importance is the final chapter on her refusal to step aside so a younger liberal judge can be appointed to replace her before the 2016 election. She has come under a great deal of misinformed pressure to take such a step, to which fortunately this incomparable fighter has refused to yield. However, obviously, time is time and how long this 80 plus year old dynamo will continue her service is problematic--one does note that several brushes with cancer have not deterred her determination to serve out her term.

The book concludes with a number of appendices on various interesting topics. There are several effective traditional bios of the Justice, Linda Hirshman's recent joint RBG and O'Connor bio being a prime example, and the RGB lilterature continues to grow in recognition of her many contributions. This book is much more light-hearted, innovative, lively, and just fun to read--but the core of a solid study of RGB is there. One cannot conclude reading this book without going away with a strong sense of RBG as a person. An invaluable addition to the growing literature on this most interesting and significant of Supreme Court justices.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
This is an incredible glimpse into the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her mother told her that 'getting angry was a waste of your own time' and she carried that wisdom with her to the Supreme Court. Everything in her life has been done to the best of her ability and that includes her workout ethics (which are still ongoing). Just imagine giving up waterskiing in your late 70's!

A fascinating read which includes her educational background as well as her early work with the ACLU. Some of her Women's Rights Projects are detailed and one that caught my attention was the AF Nurse case in 1970. CAPT Strich was pregnant and refused to quit or get an abortion. Pregnant women were also given a general discharge instead of an honorable one. The book also delves into her time on the Supreme Court and covers that portion in depth including the influence of social media.

Many things struck me when reading this book. She referred to her marriage to Marty as her 'life partner'. It was an incredibly rich marriage for all of the right reasons and the note he left for her on June 17, 2010 was powerful and poignant. The second item that really caught my attention was the manner in which she values the work of her secretaries. Any of her clerks must value them as she does or they will answer to her. This is a true 'people person'. The tradition that occurs in the robing room and the look around her chambers are treasured glimpses into both areas.

At some point in the future, I will make RBG's favorite Marty Ginsburg's Recipe for pork loin braised in milk. Sounds delicious to me.

'Notorious RBG' illustrates that a little chutzpah goes a long way. An entertaining and educational read which gave me more information on the inner workings of our Supreme Court..

Most highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017
The interesting thing about this playful biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the dissonance with its subject: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is not at all the militantly liberal celebrity memes (and her opponents) make her out to be. Beneath her to-the-point perfectionist exterior lives a fiery long-term planner. She trades flashy rhetoric for concrete, clear steps to affect positive changes for feminism, and consequently has helped make the country a better place to work and live in.

The inclusion of Ginsburg's legal opinions is a really nice touch that helps cement the narratives surrounding her famous cases. However, my favorite parts were the more personal, tender glimpses at what made up RBG. Her wisecracking husband Marty, her shared-love of opera with Scalia, her workout routine, her relationship with her children, the anecdote about asking for tickets for the play Cock. I would have loved even a little more of this background color; what sort of person takes on systematic sexism and racism for decades?

On the negative side, the shtick of the book didn't work for me. Some of the side remarks were a little too eye-rolling for me, like unironically saying "Burn." It veers sometimes too closely to the sort of hero worship that I think Ginsburg would be hesitant to encourage; the authors don't seem sure whether they want to deconstruct the pop culture icon or embrace whole-hog Ginsburg's 'notoriety.'

RBG is a tremendous figure and the sort of human being we should all aspire to be. As silly as some of the memes around her are, it is a credit to her steady, solid lifetime of work that she has earned her permanent place in the American consciousness. Even if the book I think isn't quite as laser-focused as its subject, it's a well-told story of someone doing what's right in a time of divisiveness and backwards thinking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read.
Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2020
I knew very little about RBG before reading this book. She is now up there with Golda Meir.
PhoebeB
5.0 out of 5 stars REMARKABLE RBG!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2020
The book contains a lot of fun facts and anecdotes as well as the important milestones and stories about RBG's life.
Jose Enrique Dupre Aramburu
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente compra
Reviewed in Mexico on August 26, 2018
Con este libro se logra descubrir un poco más de la gran vida de Ruth Baden Ginsburg, pasando por su gran carrera como abogada de derechos de las mujeres e integrante de la Suprema Corte de Estados Unidos
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Reviewed in France on May 17, 2019
Fabulous Notorious RBG : voilà un livre plaisant en tant qu'objet avec des photos, et des textes divers... un sujet essentiel le droit des femmes et une petite femme si grande !!!! Un bon choix aussi pour travailler son anglais , que de bonnes raisons pour le lire .
MONICA
5.0 out of 5 stars MAGNIFICA OBRA, INIMITABLE E IRREPETIBLE RUTH BADER
Reviewed in Spain on March 20, 2019
Magistral clase de Filosofía de la época actual. Ruth Bader, Señora con mayúsculas.