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The people v. O.J. Simpson, Jeffrey Toobin

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-449) and index

contains biographical information

index present

non fiction

The people v. O.J. Simpson

Jeffrey Toobin

The Run of His Life will be the definitive history of the most famous criminal proceeding of the century. Here is the whole story of the events of June 12, 1994, and their aftermath, as it has never been told - rich in character, driven by the nonstop plot of a legal thriller, and nuanced by the foibles, vanities, and idiosyncracies of its participants. This news-breaking, behind-the-scenes book will transform what you thought you knew." "Jeffrey Toobin's stunning coverage of the trial of O.J. Simpson for The New Yorker magazine was the first to focus on the reality that no one wanted to address directly but that pervaded every moment of the trial and perhaps even the crime itself - that race was at the heart of everything. Toobin's explosive article in July 1994, "An Incendiary Defense," laid out the defense lawyers' strategy, fingered Mark Fuhrman as their chief villain, and made the "race card" the euphemism of choice." "In The Run of His Life, Toobin's great reporting, based on his unprecedented access to sources on all sides, lets us see, in a fresh light, the prosecutors, defense attorneys, private eyes, waiters, dog walkers, cops, ex-football stars, TV personalities, forensic experts, and so many others who, if they were not already, have become household names. The plaintive wail, the bloody glove, the "n-word," the Dream Team, and the Bronco chase are images so much a part of our collective unconscious that they need no further introduction. But Toobin provides a new understanding of these modern totems as well as an insightful examination of the larger questions raised by the case - including the importance of celebrity, race (and the way it's manipulated in the politically correct media), California as both a state and a state of mind, domestic violence, American jurisprudence, and the efficacy of the jury system

African-Americans.-Michael Baden. -- F. Lee Bailey. -- Paula Barbieri. -- Kathleen Bell. -- William Bodziak. -- Sukru Boztepe. -- Denise Brown. -- Juditha Brown. -- Lou Brown. -- Keith Bushey. -- Gordon Clark. -- Marcia Clark. -- Barbara Cochran. -- Hattie Cochran. -- Jonnie Cochran. -- David Conn. -- Armanda Cooley. -- Al Cowlings. -- Christopher Darden. -- Alan Dershowitz. -- Carl Douglas. -- George Edgerly. -- John Edwards. -- Saul Faerstein. -- Pablo Fenjves. -- Mark Fuhrman. -- Dennis Fung. -- Gil Garcetti. -- Hank Goldberg. -- Ronald Lyle Goldman. -- Scott Gordon. -- Jeanette Harris. -- Bill Hodgman. -- Robert Huizenga. -- Lance Ito. -- Kato Kaelin. -- Robert Kardashian Sr. -- Kathleen Kennedy-Powell. -- Larry King. -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Rodney King. -- Michael Klein. -- Abraham Kleks. -- Roslyn Kleks. -- Tom Lange. -- Henry Lee. -- Rosa Lopez. -- Pat McKenna. -- Laura Hart McKinny. -- John McNally. -- Peter Neufeld. -- Allan park. -- Zvonko (Bill) Pavelic. -- Ron Phillips. -- Faye Resnick. -- Robert Riske. -- Deirdre Robertson. -- Richard Rubin. -- Barry Scheck. -- Lawrence Schiller. -- Robert Shapiro. -- Ron Shipp. -- Jill Shively. -- Nicole Brown Simpson. -- William Kennedy Smith. -- Skip Taft. -- Linell Thomas. -- Gerald Uelman. -- Philip Vannatter. -- Donald Vinson. -- Howard Weitzman

People v. O.J. Simpson, the run of his life