Comments on: The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the U.S. Constitution by Linda Monk

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:06:18 +0000

Hi Linda, Thanks for your return visit and for your kind comments too!

As to where I heard about it, I’m honestly not certain, as it has been on my “to read” list since before I started keeping track of where I heard about books, before I began blogging.

Thanks again for the informative book!

Rebecca

By: Linda Monk

Linda Monk — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:41:25 +0000

Hey Rebecca, thanks again for your kind comments about my book. I’m wondering how you found out about it? And I’m working hard on the second edition, as you requested!

Thanks again,

Linda Monk
http://www.lindamonk.com

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:18:30 +0000

Oh no! I accidentally deleted a very nice comment from Linda Monk herself! It had gone to spam, and I mistakenly clicked on "delete" instead of "approve." She had indicated that yes, she was working on an update. Thanks for your kind comment, Linda! And thanks for this very approachable book! Her site is here. J.T., I think she did a good job being unbiased. Please let me know what you think if you read it! Helen, she certainly was very good at explaining! I imagine President Obama's book, on the other hand, is probably rather biased, as he is plainly a politician! In fact, I'd be very surprised if it's not biased. While I agree that no one needs a degree in Poli Sci to understand the constitution, I found it 100 times easier to read it in an annotated version like this rather than just reading it alone. As a non-political science person, I would have missed most of the implications, since I am not familiar with the history or the legislative and the judicial implications over the 220 years of history. This book was perfect for the non-poli sci person out there, and I'd highly recommend it.

By: Helen from Hawaii

Helen from Hawaii — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:45:41 +0000

Linda Monk is a lawyer who graduated from the Harvard law school (just as our president did.) She received the silver gavel award from the American Bar Association for this book. She is an expert in constitutional law.
J.T….she just explains the articles, the bill of rights, and the other amendments which can be donewithout bias by someone intelligent which she is.
President Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for ten years. His book “The audacity of Hope” also explains the constitution in plain English.

And you don’t need a degree in Poly Sci to understand our own constitution. It couldn’t be more straightforward and it has held up for over 220 years!

By: J.T. Oldfield

J.T. Oldfield — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:00:19 +0000

Would you say that the author does a good job not being biased? Particularly regarding certain amendments, it can be hard not to be.

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:24:43 +0000

Pam, I certainly do not have a degree in political science, but it is great fun all the same! Lezlie, It is good! Nice and readable, as well as useful. Eva, I hope you enjoy it when you do!

By: Eva

Eva — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:41:29 +0000

Definitely want to read this!

By: Lezlie

Lezlie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:40:44 +0000

This looks good! I recently picked up The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the U.S. Constitution. This one might be a great companion to it.

Lezlie

By: Pam @ iwriteinbooks

Pam @ iwriteinbooks — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:39:07 +0000

Oh this looks like great fun! Ok, maybe only for someone who has her degree in political science but, I’d like to think other people would get as excited as I just did…