Fellow appellate attorney Mary-Christine (or affectionately known as M.C.) Sungaila posted a very nice book review of An Appeal to Reason, on http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/2011/09/introducing-guest-bloggers.html
I do appreciate her recommendation to pick up my book, along with a few others, for your summer reading but I am not sure I would ask anyone to go that far. I am a big advocate of balance in one's life and find that far too many attorneys are working almost round the clock. The new social media does not make it any easier because we attorneys are now so accessible. I have even read about the lack of sleep and insomnia experienced by attorneys who cannot "shut off their minds" at the end of the night. I would much rather take advantage of a well-rested attorney who can then learn some valuable pointers from my book. Read it first thing in the morning over a steaming cup of coffee (skip the donut, please!) or maybe at the end of the day. But for summer reading at the beach? My advice is to put the book down, jump into our California surf and play with your children or loved ones.