The Lure of the Law: Why People Become Lawyers, and What the Profession Does to Them

Richard W. Moll. Penguin Books, $16 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-14-010556-8

Attorneys of diverse specialties were surveyed about their attitudes toward the law and their colleagues; some complained of ``treadmill careers'' while others admitted to losing the idealism of their youth. According to PW , Moll presents ``lively autobiographies'' and ``penetrating analyses'' of successful, aspiring and former lawyers. Author tour. (Aug.)

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