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Notorious RBG

The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Notorious RBG

Written by: Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik
Narrated by: Andi Arndt
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New York Times Bestseller

Featured in the critically acclaimed documentary RBG

"It was beyond my wildest imagination that I would one day become the 'Notorious RBG." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2019

She was a fierce dissenter with a serious collar game. A legendary, self-described “flaming feminist litigator” who made the world more equal. And an intergenerational icon affectionately known as the Notorious RBG. As the nation mourns the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, discover the story of a remarkable woman and learn how to carry on her legacy.

This runaway bestseller, brought to you by the attorney founder of the Notorious RBG Tumblr and an award-winning feminist journalist, is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg's family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well as an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustrations, the book tells a never-before-told story of an unusual and transformative woman who transcended divides and changed the world forever.

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Editorial Review

The woman, the legend, the icon, the hero. In her 87 years on this Earth and 27 years on the United States Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the Notorious RBG.

A true individual, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a woman like no other. She had an unwavering sense of truth and justice, and she had confidence in her ability to break through barriers and make a difference. From Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, the bloggers who propelled the feisty octogenarian Justice Ginsburg into an internet sensation, this “life and times” narrative dives into political and social issues, as well as the founding moments that made RBG the force that she was.

Feminist, lawyer, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a force to be reckoned with. From her early days at Harvard Law right up until her last moments serving on the Court, Ginsburg was a trailblazer for gender equality, civil rights, and justice for all. She became an icon and hero to women and men of races and religions around the world, and carved the way for lawyers, activists, and feminists who followed in her steps. Through her landmark cases and blistering dissents, her battles against sexism and cancer, and her way of being a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and, above all, unapologetically herself, Ginsburg was an example to many.

Notorious RBG stems from the authors’ hit tumblr blog. Using the same humour and cheek that took the internet by storm, Carmon and Knizhnik pair a witty and anecdotal style with a deeper look into Ginsburg’s life, work, and rise to worldwide fame. Prolific narrator Andi Arndt lends her accomplished and dynamic voice to the audiobook.

Now synonymous with women’s rights, standing her ground, and fierce determination, RBG has been immortalized in this force of an audiobook.

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Loved hearing all about how what would seem small incidents would turn someone into such a social justice warrior in the true sense of the term. Communication and having the right support in Marty helped her to change the world

What a warriot and icon for equality!

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