Run, Brother, Run : A Memoir (Paperback)

from sushitori

This should be titled "Tales of the Brilliant Brother of a Dead Guy." Berg spends way more time talking about his successes as an attorney than he does about his older brother's life and death. His coverage of the trial of Charles Harrelson, the man hired to kill Alan Berg, clearly depicts the co...

from karconner

Interesting- a lot of lawyerly talk. In some ways it made me mad to see how lawyers break the law just to win, but it was also interesting to see it through a lawyer's eyes.

from kraaivrouw

I had high hopes for Run, Brother, Run - it has all the elements that would make a great story - but I just didn't find it terribly satisfying. Mr. Berg tackles a difficult thing - the murder of his brother at the hands of a killer that went free in a miscarriage of justice. It is not an easy tal...

from akblanchard

Memoirs that involve dysfunctional families, cold-blooded murders, blatant antisemitism, and miscarriages of justice are not usually described as "enthralling", but this one, surprisingly, is. David Berg, a noted lawyer and writer, tells the story of his family, with a focus on his brother Alan's...

from akblanchard

Memoirs that involve dysfunctional families, cold-blooded murders, blatant antisemitism, and miscarriages of justice are not usually described as "enthralling", but this one, surprisingly, is. David Berg, a noted lawyer and writer, tells the story of his family, with a focus on his brother Alan's...