Books Recommended by Lawyers

Books lawyers recommend most

1. 
   A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America
   Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig
   Recommended by George Conway, Richard W. Painter +1 more
2. 
   The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House
   Nada Bakos, Davin Coburn
   Recommended by Mark S. Zaid, Ryan Goodman
3. 
   Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump
   Neal Katyal, Sam Koppelman
   Recommended by Joyce Alene, Col. Morris Davis
4. 
   Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
   Dahlia Lithwick
   Recommended by Sherrilyn Ifill, Joyce Alene
5. 
   Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House
   Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz
   Recommended by Barbara McQuade, Preet Bharara
6. 
   Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan
   Eric Holder, Sam Koppelman
   Recommended by Barb Mcquade, Marc E. Elias
7. 
   Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office
   Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
   Recommended by George Conway, Preet Bharara
8. 
   I Color Myself Different
   Colin Kaepernick, Eric Wilkerson
   Recommended by Ben Crump, Ben Meiselas
9. 
   Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
   Pete Buttigieg
   Recommended by Glenn Kirschner, Lisa Bloom
10. 
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Adam Grant
    Recommended by Neal Katyal, David F.k. Mpanga
11. 
    Crossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump's War on the FBI
    Josh Campbell
    Recommended by Preet Bharara, Susan Hennessey
12. 
    Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
    Gilbert King
    Recommended by Daniel Uhlfelder
13. 
    The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
    Harriet Goldhor Lerner
    Recommended by Asha Rangappa
14. 
    Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream
    Aaron Glantz
    Recommended by Richard W. Painter
15. 
    Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football
    John U. Bacon
    Recommended by Barbara McQuade
16. 
    Competition Overdose: How Free Market Mythology Transformed Us from Citizen Kings to Market Servants
    Maurice E. Stucke, Ariel Ezrachi
    Recommended by Tim Wu
17. 
    They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy
    Lawrence Lessig
    Recommended by Richard W. Painter
18. 
    On Treason: A Citizen's Guide to the Law
    Carlton F. W. Larson
    Recommended by Asha Rangappa
19. 
    Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source
    Kathryn Judge
    Recommended by Tim Wu
20. 
    Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
    Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
    Recommended by A.j. Delgado
21. 
    Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)
    Tabitha Brown
    Recommended by Lisa Bloom
22. 
    Before Night Falls: A Memoir (Penguin Vitae)
    Reinaldo Arenas, Dolores M. Koch, Jaime Manrique
    Recommended by A.j. Delgado
23. 
    This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook
    Extinction Rebellion
    Recommended by Adam Wagner
24. 
    Everything I Never Told You: A Novel
    Celeste Ng
    Recommended by Sherrilyn Ifill

The lawyers

George Conway

Lawyer and political commentator

4 book recommendations

Keith Ellison

Minnesota Attorney General, Fighting to help Minnesotans afford their lives and live with dignity

9 book recommendations

Katie Phang

@NBC & @MSNBC Legal Contributor, Trial Lawyer, @Yale & @MiamiLawSchool grad, RTs ≠ endorsements, views expressed are my own

2 book recommendations

Ben Crump

Trial Lawyer for Justice, Civil Rights Advocate, Founder of National Law Firm @BenCrumpLaw

2 book recommendations

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Robert Shapiro

Attorney and Chairman, The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Awareness

2 book recommendations

Ben Meiselas

Inquiries: Ben@MeidasTouch.com, Lawyer, Co-Founder MeidasTouch, Geragos Global, Kaepernick Inc., Know Your Rights Camp |Truth Is Golden| MeidasTouch Pod Host

2 book recommendations

Neal Katyal

Supreme Court lawyer;law professor;extremist centrist. Former US Acting Solicitor General. All views mine,no one else's. https://t.co/fSvNuBjZRm https://t.co/lwGgtB45qq

5 book recommendations

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Amy Chua

Yale Law professor

3 book recommendations

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Barbara McQuade

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan

2 book recommendations

Jenna Ellis

Senior Legal Adviser to @TeamTrump and Attorney to @realDonaldTrump. Constitutional Law Attorney. Senior Fellow & Champion at @Falkirk_Center at @LibertyU

5 book recommendations

Glenn Kirschner

@NBCNews @MSNBC Legal Analyst; Fmr 30-yr fed prosecutor w/ @USAO_DC, DC Chief of Homicide & @USArmy JAG. President of @HomFamAdvocates

4 book recommendations

Arsen Ostrovsky

International Human Rights Lawyer Focus: #MiddleEast , #Israel , #HumanRights , #DigitalDiplomacy , #Innovation , #Food. My O’s, RT≠E

2 book recommendations

More Lawyers

• Sherrilyn IfillCivil Rights Scholar and Chair at Howard University School of Law
• Preet BhararaPatriotic American & proud immigrant. @Springsteen fan. Banned by Putin, fired by Trump. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Host of "Stay Tuned" https://t.co/jtj1L5lfFp
• Asha RangappaSenior Lecturer at Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
• Lisa BloomTrial lawyer fighting for victims of discrimination, harassment and abuse. "Vile attorney" - Bill O'Reilly. "Formidable c***" - Alki David. Vegan proselytizer.
• Josie Duffy Ricewriting things in places. former @theappeal. @justice_podcast. atlantan.
• Daniel UhlfelderHusband, Dad, lawyer, entrepreneur, @Stanford & @UFLaw grad, Florida Grim Reaper, Justice advocate & founder/Chairman of @removeron
• Orin KerrLaw professor at @USCGouldLaw. Teaching criminal procedure & cybercrime law. Volokh/Lawfare blogger. Not your lawyer. Papers at https://t.co/pmyXHumr96
• Tim WuSpecial Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy, National Economic Council, the White House.
• Pam KeithFormer Democratic candidate for Florida's 18th Congressional District, former US Navy JAG, experienced litigator & expert on workplace law. BC Law School Grad.
• Prashant BhushanPublic Interest Lawyer and Activist; founder member of the Swaraj Abhiyan. Do and say what is just fair and in public interest, regardless of immediate fallout.
• Ronald KlainGen Counsel, Revolution. Biden 2020! Ex-Ebola Czar, Obama/Biden + Clinton/Gore WH. Married to @monicamedinadc; Dad of 3 adults. Tweets are my personal views.
• Mark S. ZaidAttorney handling cases involving national security, security clearances, govt investigations, media, Freedom of Information Act, & whistleblowing. Non-partisan
• Barb Mcquade@UMichLaw prof; legal analyst @NBCNews, @MSNBC; former US Attorney, national security prosecutor, Eastern District Michigan; @Tigers, @UMich fan; wife, mom of 4
• Ryan GoodmanFormer Special Counsel @DeptofDefense. Co-editor-in-chief @just_security. Chaired Professor NYU Law. Former Chaired Professor Harvard Law.
• Danielle CitronProf @BU_Law; VP @CCRI; Hate Crimes in Cyberspace (HUP); Affiliate @YaleISP @StanfordCIS @BKCHarvard @policingproject; Board @EPICprivacy @futureofprivacy
• A.j. Delgadolawyer via @harvard_law; former Sr Advisor to Trump ; made w/ Cuban parts; proud mami of 4 rescue dogs & 1 human boy, Will (my sun & stars!) #3:16
• Adam WagnerHuman rights barrister at @DoughtyStPublic. Founder and Chair of @rights_info. Founder @UKhumanrightsb. Views my own
• Joyce AleneU of Alabama Law Professor|@MSNBC Contributor|Obama US Atty in B'ham|25 year federal prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knitting a lot while watching the future
• Richard W. PainterLaw Professor. Former chief White House ethics lawyer 2005-07. Independent. Host of Politics Podcast https://t.co/ILGWtVpWFY, Views expressed are my own. IM
• Susan HennesseyLawfare Executive Editor, Brookings Fellow, CNN National Security and Legal Analyst, Former IC attorney.
• Marc E. EliasLawyer fighting for Democrats and voting rights for all. @DemocracyDocket Founder. My dog's name is Bode.
• Alberto AlemannoEU Law Professor HEC Paris, EU Activist @TheGoodLobby @euroalter @wemoveEU @access_info @EUClinic, EU Migrant #the17million, #YGL @wef #EYL40 #FBPE
• Ahmednasir Abdullahi ScConstitutional Lawyer, Senior Counsel, Chairman of the Senior Counsel Committee, Law Society of Kenya. Publisher of the Nairobi Law Monthly @NLM_magazine