{"product_id":"passion-and-power-a-life-in-three-worlds-9798765164679","title":"Passion and Power: A Life in Three Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePassion and Power \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis about the life and career of Harriet Newman Cohen, one of the nation's most celebrated divorce attorneys, as she navigated the male-dominated legal world from the 1970s to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sweeping narrative details Harriet's journey through three worlds: raising a family at a time when men held all the power, graduating from law school on the cusp of the \"divorce revolution,\" and re-fighting old battles over women's rights in today's time of reaction of retrenchment. The frankness with which Harriet relates her own experience is matched by equally candid insights into how a legal system that often rewards bad behavior and irrational decision-making shapes the culture at large and impacts those trying to navigate their way towards a better life. Writing with candor and humor, Harriet describes her encounters with celebrities, mentors, notable judges, allies, and adversaries. She examines many cases but describes three in almost novelistic detail, all drawn from her own practice-including her pivotal role in the \"Case of a Lifetime,\" the focus of the three-part documentary HBO series \u003ci\u003eNuclear Family\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). Harriet is equally honest about the business side of the law-the financial cost and psychological burden these proceedings impose on families and the sometimes-heartbreaking collateral damage. \u003ci\u003ePassion and Power\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates both a singular life and the legal and social revolution that changed, in fundamental ways, the sexual, financial, and cultural norms governing the most intimate relations between men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarriet Newman Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e has been practicing law since 1974 and is a founding partner of Cohen Stine Kapoor LLP, a matrimonial and family law practice. A recognized advocate for divorce law reform, she publishes regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and comments on legal issues on television and radio, online and in the print media, as well as to bench and bar. She is on the Board of Directors of the Lotos Club in New York. Ms. Cohen is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divorce Book for Men and Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1994). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Feinberg\u003c\/b\u003e, a graduate of Columbia University, is an award-winning journalist and editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103704936722,"sku":"9798765164679","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b8d3e66-10af-4be1-9bab-2c750822bae9.jpg?v=1773154206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/passion-and-power-a-life-in-three-worlds-9798765164679","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}