{"product_id":"supreme-discomfort-9780767916363","title":"Supreme Discomfort","description":"\u003cb\u003e“[An] impeccably researched and probing biography . . . invaluable for any understanding of the court’s most controversial figure.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, compelling portrait of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and “an unflinching look at success and race in America” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), from two \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003ejournalists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no more powerful, detested, misunderstood African American in our public life than Clarence Thomas. \u003ci\u003eSupreme Discomfort \u003c\/i\u003eis a haunting account of an isolated and complex man, savagely reviled by much of the Black community, not yet entirely comfortable in white society, internally wounded by his passage from a broken family and rural poverty in Georgia to elite educational institutions and finally 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSupreme Discomfort \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62275983344003,"sku":"9780767916363","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780767916363.jpg?v=1785539716","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/supreme-discomfort-9780767916363","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}