Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, 227 pages
Over the past several years, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become something a cult cultural icon, largely for her searing, plain-language dissents. This biography gives an overview of RBG's life as a groundbreaking lawyer, law professor, and as the second woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court. It's not an in-depth examination of her life, nor does it question her judgment or ideals as more comprehensive biographies might; it's obvious that the authors are great admirers of RBG, and this book is definitely not for those who tend to agree with the conservative justices. But it does offer a fun glimpse of a trailblazer who, even in her 80s, still does more push-ups in a day than I do in a week, and the annotated opinions are cool.
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