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  • Doing Justice

  • A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
  • By: Preet Bharara
  • Narrated by: Preet Bharara
  • Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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By: Preet Bharara
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A New York Times best seller

An important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our survival as a society - from the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, and host of the Doing Justice podcast.

Preet Bharara has spent much of his life examining our legal system, pushing to make it better, and prosecuting those looking to subvert it. Bharara believes in our system and knows it must be protected, but to do so, he argues, we must also acknowledge and allow for flaws both in our justice system and in human nature.

Bharara uses the many illustrative anecdotes and case histories from his storied, formidable career - the successes as well as the failures - to shed light on the realities of the legal system and the consequences of taking action.

Inspiring and inspiringly written, Doing Justice gives us hope that rational and objective fact-based thinking, combined with compassion, can help us achieve truth and justice in our daily lives. Sometimes poignant and sometimes controversial, Bharara's expose is a thought-provoking, entertaining book about the need to find the humanity in our legal system as well as in our society.

©2019 Preet Bharara (P)2019 Random House Audio

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"The former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York skillfully explains how he approached his job, offering a mixture of guiding principles and compelling anecdotes. Unlike many lawyers who write books, Bharara refreshingly avoids jargon, striking a conversational tone and regularly employing analogies and metaphors that make his points easily understandable. An engaging tour from beginning to end." (Kirkus Starred Review)

"Like the best lawyers (and writers), Preet Bharara tells a good war story. But Doing Justice is a great deal more - a vivid memoir of a critical job, a primer on the toughest questions of prosecutorial ethics, and a reminder of the drama inherent in life in the courtroom arena." (Jeffrey Toobin, author of American Heiress: The Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst)   

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  • Jax
  • 22-05-2022

A MUST read/listen for EVERY HUMAN.

This is an absolute must for EVERY HUMAN. I found Preet’s narrative absolutely compelling and his voice was a constant in my daily exercise, cooking, driving and even in my sacred ‘quiet time’. The examples that Preet takes the listener through resonated with me in my current executive government role.

Justice must be advocated for our vulnerable children and people. We are their voice when they have lost theirs. We are their greatest supporters when they are lost in a bureaucratic jungle, mazed with red tape that enables corruption by the “one percent - executives” that govern vulnerable communities.

Preet shines a light on how we, the advocates - the warriors, can strengthen the systemic bias in governments.

I have already started my second round on this amazing audiobook “Doing Justice”. Sincerely, thank you Preet.

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should be mandatory reading in final year Law .

I'm currently 10 years into my legal career - there were some things I already knew and some things that I needed to learn. All of it is things that I wish I was told prior to commencing my legal career.

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Thought provoking

I really enjoyed this extremely honest look at the law from a Prosecutor's point of view. While many authors are not the best people to read their own books; Bharara does an excellent job. I look forward to more books from this author.

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Diced sentences.

I found this impossible to listen to. The author reads the text as if there is. A period. Interspersed throughout every sentence. Once I noticed his way of reading. I found I could not. Ignore it. Or concentrate on the actual narrative.

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Thought Provoking and Insightful

I'm turning in to a big fan of Preet. His calm voice and considered thoughts fit well together to make this a great listen.

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