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A review by papidoc
First: Sandra Day O'Connor by Evan Thomas
5.0
Outstanding biography of our first female Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. I listened to it as an audiobook, and the narrator did a terrific job as well.
Among other things, I was fascinated to see how her political and judicial thinking evolved over her years on the court, starting quite conservative, and gradually becoming more centrist, and even in some instances, quite liberal. And yet, certain aspects of her values and thinking remained very stable. I suspect that is true for most of us, for what good would added age and experience do us if our thinking didn't evolve along with it? And likewise, of what worth or personal guidance would our core values be if they didn't remain reasonably stable throughout our lives? SOC is a good example of one for whom her core values were "a guide and a stay" throughout her life, but who's thinking about how to apply them to the issues of the day evolved.
There is much else to recommend this biography, but I'll leave that to other readers to discover for themselves. Highly recommended!
Among other things, I was fascinated to see how her political and judicial thinking evolved over her years on the court, starting quite conservative, and gradually becoming more centrist, and even in some instances, quite liberal. And yet, certain aspects of her values and thinking remained very stable. I suspect that is true for most of us, for what good would added age and experience do us if our thinking didn't evolve along with it? And likewise, of what worth or personal guidance would our core values be if they didn't remain reasonably stable throughout our lives? SOC is a good example of one for whom her core values were "a guide and a stay" throughout her life, but who's thinking about how to apply them to the issues of the day evolved.
There is much else to recommend this biography, but I'll leave that to other readers to discover for themselves. Highly recommended!