Diary of a DA: The True Story of the Prosecutor Who Took on the Mob, Fought Corruption, and Won

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"Herbert J. Stern--prosecutor, judge, advocate--is a legend in American law, and this extraordinary memoir tells the story of how he became one." --Jeffrey Toobin, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Nine" In 1961, twenty-five-year-old Herbert Jay Stern, fresh from reserve duty, stood in his green army uniform in a New York County courtroomto be sworn in as an attorney.

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Herbert J. Stern is considered one of the most famous district attorneys in the history of the United States. He helped catch the killers of Malcolm X, indicted the head of the French CIA for shipping one hundred pounds of heroin into the United States, prosecuted the real-life Tony Soprano, and convicted the mayors of Newark, Jersey City, and Atlantic City.