SILENT JUSTICE: The Clarence Thomas Story
John Greenya, . . Barricade, $24.95 (313pp) ISBN 978-1-56980-209-0
Books about Justice Thomas and his appointment to the Supreme Court probably outnumber those about the other eight judges combined. For those who missed the earlier ones, this ragged scissors-and-glue-pot biography provides a catchup. Greenya, a prolific author, coauthor and collaborator whose previous subjects include, among others, David Stockman, Charles Manson, Pierre Salinger and F. Lee Bailey, brings little that's fresh and nothing that's explosive to this retread of published works, which pushes the fair use rule to its outer limits. The harried reader, however, will find long enough quotes—from such works as Timothy Phelps and Helen Winternitz's
Reviewed on: 09/03/2001
Genre: Nonfiction