{"product_id":"supreme-discomfort-the-divided-soul-of-clarence-thomas-9780767916363","title":"Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no more powerful, detested, misunderstood African American in our public life than Clarence Thomas. \u003ci\u003eSupreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting portrait of an isolated and complex man, savagely reviled by much of the black community, not entirely comfortable in white society, internally wounded by his passage from a broken family and rural poverty in Georgia, to elite educational institutions, to the pinnacle of judicial power. His staunchly conservative positions on crime, abortion, and, especially, affirmative action have exposed him to charges of heartlessness and hypocrisy, in that he is himself the product of a broken home who manifestly benefited from racially conscious admissions policies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupreme Discomfort\u003c\/i\u003e is a superbly researched and reported work that features testimony from friends and foes alike who have never spoken in public about Thomas before--including a candid conversation with his fellow justice and ideological ally, Antonin Scalia. It offers a long-overdue window into a man who straddles two different worlds and is uneasy in both--and whose divided personality and conservative political philosophy will deeply influence American life for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767916363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Merida, Michael Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012987244725,"sku":"9780767916363","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1df04113-98ef-4ef9-98ce-8bd5a9e39a51.jpg?v=1609138736","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/supreme-discomfort-the-divided-soul-of-clarence-thomas-9780767916363","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}