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The Partnership - A Novel (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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Debut novel from the author of the true-crime award winner, "Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story."

"The Partnership" opens a window into a secret world.

A mysterious death, illicit romantic liaisons, courtroom drama, and crises of personal conscience frame a titanic struggle at the nation’s most lucrative law firm. A twenty-first-century legal thriller with a twist, "The Partnership" reveals what happens to rich and powerful insiders as the business school mentality extends its tentacles across a once-noble profession. The themes resonate; "The Bonfire of the Vanities" still burns.

Albert Knight has reached the pinnacle of power as one of the “magnificent seven”— leaders of the international legal powerhouse Michelman & Samson. Only one step remains: Knight and his archenemy Ronald Ratkin are front-runners to replace the Executive Committee’s retiring chairman.
Knight and Ratkin were once best friends, but that was long ago. Despite their twenty-year animosity, each has embraced the firm’s transformation to a bottom-line business and the stunning wealth it produces. As the price of success, they endure and inflict profound personal damage along the way.

When gifted trial lawyer Ronald Ratkin’s $100 million client defies protocol by interrupting the sacrosanct Executive Committee meeting, all seven attorneys are suspicious. The news, Ratkin suspects, could upset his ongoing billion-dollar trial, send stocks plummeting, and destroy his client, his law firm, and his personal wealth. But the wily Ratkin has a foolproof plan. Or will his own greed and that of his fellow partners undo him?

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Praise for "Crossing Hoffa"

One of the "BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR" -- Chicago Tribune

"Gripping, tender, and intriguing" -- Scott Turow

"A tale of mystery and intrigue" -- Booklist

"Tightly woven and gritty" -- American Lawyer

"Fascinating and moving" -- Bloomberg News

"Riveting eyewitness history...Bravo!" -- Charles Brandt

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About the Author

Steven J. Harper is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and the author, most recently, of "The Lawyer Bubble - A Profession in Crisis" (Basic Books, 2013). His earlier non-fiction books: true-crime award winner "Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster’s Story" (Borealis, 2007) and "Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold" (Northwestern University Press, 2008). He is also a columnist at "The American Lawyer" and a contributor to "Business Insider."

Harper is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and included in numerous compilations of the best lawyers in America. For thirty years, he was a litigation attorney in a large law firm that he joined upon graduation from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude). He received combined B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics (with honors) from Northwestern. He and his wife have three adult children and live in suburban Chicago.

Visit his website at: www.stevenjharper.com. He blogs at "The Belly of the Beast" (www.thelawyerbubble.com).
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Steven J. Harper is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and the author of two non-fiction books: true-crime award winner, "Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster's Story" (a Chicago Tribune "Best Book of the Year") and "Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold." He's also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. For thirty years, he was a litigator at a large law firm that he joined upon graduation from Harvard Law School. He received combined B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics from Northwestern. He and his wife have three adult children and live in suburban Chicago. Visit his website at: www.stevenjharper.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003KRP1DQ
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Harper (30 aprile 2010)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 415 KB
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  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 268 pagine
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Jones
4,0 su 5 stelle The plot was also well thought out and very good in a John Grisham or Scott Turow feel
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 7 luglio 2015
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While reading this book, I realized that this story was written by someone who has practiced law and has been in the trenches. I have been a practicing trial lawyer for 25 years, and I recognize a lot of what is in this book. The grind of practicing law, office politics (that applies to any profession), dealing with the competition (often in your own office), the pursuit of profit, clients, billing, judges and the ups and down of being a lawyer. The author hit the nail on the head. The plot was also well thought out and very good in a John Grisham or Scott Turow feel, but the author had his own unique style that serves the reader well. The main characters were developed as people, not just as lawyers. My only complaint was the end when tying up a loose end. I either missed the meaning of what the very last but somewhat minor character was doing, or the plot was left open for another book to come out. Either way, this is a very good read. Enjoy.
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5,0 su 5 stelle Great read
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 23 agosto 2016
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Not usually my kind of book but a really good read. Got through it in no time as I couldn't put it down
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Donald W. Desaulniers
4,0 su 5 stelle INFORMATIVE ABOUT LIFE AS A BIG FIRM LAWYER
Recensito in Canada il 18 giugno 2014
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I downloaded this book when it was free (sorry, Mr. Harper). It is very well written and most enjoyable. The novel is very descriptive about life as an attorney in a large law firm. I hope for the sake of big firm lawyers that the obscene working hours described in this book are exaggerated. It certainly made me glad that I spent my career running my own one-man law firm where a pleasant outside life was possible.
My own observations about the evolution of lawyers mirrors that of the author. Over the past 20 or 30 years, lawyers have managed to put their own interests ahead of the well-being of their clients. The philosophy of maximizing billable hours has destroyed the once noble profession of law.
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Superchef
1,0 su 5 stelle If you like that think ok if not use proper books
Recensito in Spagna il 24 giugno 2015
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So so. They were not the most interesting of books? Don't like kindle. Prefer real books. Will no contribute to the demise of the book
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RayCam
5,0 su 5 stelle Surprisingly Enthralling
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 2 ottobre 2010
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Even though (or perhaps because) I spent time as a big law partner, I'm not one who normally finds the machinations of law firm executive committee members particularly entertaining. It's important for those who depend on the firm's continued success, of course, but it wouldn't seem to have the inherent drama of a spy thriller.

Despite that starting point, I found this novel a gripping page turner that was remarkably true to life (well, perhaps a bit exaggerated at points, but not beyond fair use of dramatic license). Harper creates some vivid characters that convincingly resemble people who once had offices down the hall from me, and manages to make their somewhat stunted passions come alive.

Like the best realist fiction, it captures the feel of a particular place and time - the halls of the profit driven big law megafirms, a kind of institution that didn't exist 50 years ago and probably won't exist in anything like their current form 50 years from now. Those who want to understand big law, or are contemplating taking on student loans in the hopes of getting a job in big law, would be well served by reading this. For everyone else, it's an engrossing page turner that doesn't let you down at the end.
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