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Appointed by president barack obama, sotomayor became the first hispanic supreme court justice. Sonny mehta, chairman and editorinchief of the knopf doubleday. My beloved world is a memoir written by sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic justice on the united states supreme court, about her childhood, education, and life through 1992. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. My beloved world by sonia sotomayor, paperback barnes. Breaking in explores sotomayors supreme court disruptions. Sotomayor was born in the new york city borough of the bronx. If you want to get that elusive six figure book advance act now and buy this book. This book goes into a brief history of sonias history including her early schooling, diabetes, getting into princeton and yale law school, her extra curricular activities during school, and then her extraordinary career. Jan 14, 20 what makes sotomayor s book valuable is the view it offers into a critical moment in american history, when the doors of the countrys elite institutions finally started to crack open. Over 15 million books sold and 15 bestselling author clients.
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