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Summary: No One Cries, "Stinking Fish"
Review: An interesting book which sheds light on why the proscution lost its case. Marcia Clark comes off as an intelligent workhorse with the usual mix of good and bad qualities (I run into women who are like her every day). And in the Simpson case, judging from this book, she and Darden were simply out of their leagues.Admitting personl fault, moving past instinct to facts, recognizing the importance of salesmanship, these are important traits for success in any situation. The book depicts Ms. Clark as having been overwhelmed from the begininng, so lost in the thicket she never developed the persepective it took to take a complicated case and win. One shouldn't expect her to write a book where she admits she blew it but that's the impression I got after wading through all 500 pages. Lastly, who thinks we got the real truth about her relationship with Darden, her nervousness at being trust into the celebrity spotlight, her adjustment to attention, money, and fame, which accompanied her role in the OJ Simpson trial? For a case which was fought on a battleground of versions of truth it would have been refreshing if she'd offered complete candor about how her life was turned upside down. My hunch, she doesn't recognize the concept.
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Summary: This is THE book to read to find out what really happened
Review: I am an african american male that is also married to a white female when the verdict was read I was happy OJ was not guilty. After reading what the FACTS really were and not all the media hype blew it up to be I was upset that the jury did not return a guily verdict. Marcia had me gripped to each page of the book by the way she talked about the feelings of the team and the hype the media would spread about every little sentence that was said in the court. If you really feel like OJ was framed read this book and become enlightened like I was.
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Summary: It is easy not to like Marcia and her book
Review: Since I was predjudiced against the author, I wasn't surprised to find the book a stinker. You have a better coverage of the evidence in books by Rantala, Lange/Vannatter, Bugliosi, Fuhrman. Here and there I did glean a new fact. For example on page 17 we learn that Burt Luper is a black detective. Some of the more conspiratorial Simpson fans on the Internet have accused Luper of being an evidence planter. The major problem I have with the book is that it takes the same point of view on just about all issues that Marcia had during the criminal trial. She learned nothing in the interim. For example she still defends not using the Bronco chase evidence. On page 191, we read: "Worse, if we introduced the Bronco evidence, it would give the defense an opening to slip in the records of the calls Simpson had made from his cell phone while motoring up the 405. We'd get the tape of Tom Lange talking him in off the freeway, telling him what a wonderful guy he was, how his children needed him; in the background, we'd hear Simpson's groans of anguish. We'd get a parade of witnesses who would recall the tearful protestations of innocence and grief". What she doesn't say, of course, is that the Bronco chase was effectively used in the civil trial without the defense having any such counter. They had no recordings of his protestations of innocence. She just can't own up to the fact that the defense bluffed her out of using some very powerful evidence. One interesting thing was that Marcia could play the piano by ear at age 6. However she "was a nervous, fidgety kid and had a hard time sitting still long enough to practice" and she "wouldn't have to bothered figuring out how to read music". I think this is a good metaphor on her approach to just about everything. Unfortunately for the cause of justice, the Simpson case required a prosecutor who could actually perform the music well.
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Summary: Where's the beef.
Review: She tells a narrowly focused story, but I really expected to hear how the trial effected her AFTER the verdict. She is also very candid about the fact that she thinks everybody else screwed something up that made her job harder (I agree). Quizical and confused..probably a good read if you're a lawyer.
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Summary: You can add this book to your list of favorites.
Review: From the moment I picked up "Without a Doubt" I was hooked. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Marcia really expands on the fine details of the investigation of O.J. Simpson. She talks of the police mistakes, the District Attorney mistakes, and Chris Darden's as well as her own mistakes. The pace is unbelievable! This is a must read for anyone even remotely interested in the murder investigation and subsequent trial of O.J.
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Summary: ***You won't believe it until you read it***
Review: This is a touching story of a woman who wants justice and a woman who didn't get it. I am quite a young person so I did not follow the case as well as others, but when I read this book I understood the dissapointment. I never realized how much Macia Clark and her team went through and how much evidence they had. I did not realize how horribly unlawful Lance Ito was and how the Dream Team used him. There were parts in this book that made me so mad I felt like yelling, finding one of the Dream Team members, and smacking them in the face. There were parts where I felt like decking the jury, and there were parts where I just wanted to kick Lance Ito off the chair. The Dream Team somehow turned the case from the conviction of a double-murderer to crap. They used information that was completely irrelevent, and...just READ THE BOOK and you will understand. I cried at the end, for what Macia went through and the verdict she got is devestating. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: 15 rounds, G
Review: Marcia Clark is a woman of guts, heart, and force, and she and her fantastic team of talent won that trial, as everybody else knows. This book was the only one on the Simpson case I waited for, and anticipated. Marcia should be commended for her endless months of work. I think she's a flipping hero and an asset to her gender and her profession. Get used to it.
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Summary: Very enlightening to hear the real story.
Review: I listened to the audio version of her book. I put on headphones with tape #1 and headed out for my walking exercise. 2 hours later I'm still intently listening (and walking). She puts a lot of emotion into her reading. The events and real story behind the OJ trial is unbelievable. The presentation of evidence and witnesses make it truly amazing that OJ was ever found not guilty. GREAT LISTENING !!
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Summary: A tell-all book that left only one question???
Review: Marcia's book, Without a Doubt" was very good reading. I found it difficult to put down. Sure, she was angry, hurt and disappointed in the verdict. Wouldn't you be if you spent that much time, energy and sleepless nights on a case, let alone this case. I give Marcia credit for doing what she did. The only thing I fault her for is letting the judge run over her and her team. Judge Ito, you should be ashamed of yourself. "Without a Doubt" is a book which is full of facts and behind the scene tidbits about the "Trial of the Century". As was asked by another reader, what happened to Judge Ito???
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Summary: Absolutely fascinating !
Review: This book is simply fascinating to people who are not totally familiar with legal details of this case. Ms Clark does a great job of explaining the ordeals of this trial. Very good and even suspenseful. It has been a long time since I have read a non-fiction book that was hard to put down for a minute....
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