{"product_id":"ivy-briefs","title":"Ivy Briefs","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom first-day nerves to first-year grades, from bizarre job interviews to bar exam insanity, \u003ci\u003eIvy Briefs\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the marbled halls of law school, revealing the absurdity often bubbling beneath the surface.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Meet Martha Kimes: a naïve small-town girl with strong neurotic tendencies who has (due to an inexplicable stroke of luck) been admitted to Columbia Law School. She's a Midwesterner in the middle of Manhattan, a student on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In her candid memoir -- the best of its kind since \u003ci\u003eOne L\u003c\/i\u003e and the only one written by a woman -- Kimes makes her way through law school, doing battle with a memorable cast of characters: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Sadistic Professor:\u003c\/b\u003e Every law student's nemesis, the Sadistic Professor takes pity on no one. The Socratic Method is his favorite torture device, and he's got staying power that rivals that of the Energizer Bunny. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Gunner:\u003c\/b\u003e So enamored with the sound of his own voice, he finds it physically impossible to keep his hand from gunning up into the air every time a professor asks a question. Ten minutes into the start of the school year, everyone is already sick of the Gunner. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Do-gooder:\u003c\/b\u003e Lurking behind a kind exterior is a pit bull ready to pounce on those who don't plan to devote their legal careers to public service. But would she be so quick to categorize all those who dare go into corporate law as loathsome, soulless warriors for the devil if she, too, had student loans to repay? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Boarding School Bastard:\u003c\/b\u003e He wears a firmly pressed pin-striped oxford shirt and has a condescending attitude bigger than most European countries. By definition he is better than you because he went to Exeter. And he'll never let you forget it. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With sharp wit, dead-on aim, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Kimes proves that it is possible to survive law school with both your sense of humor and your sanity intact.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57297349280088,"sku":"9780743288392","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780743288392.jpg?v=1778834777","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ivy-briefs","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}