The Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution [Paperback]

UPDATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS,The Words We Live Bytakes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions about new rulings on hot-button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, the right to bear arms, and affirmative action.

InThe Words We Live By, award-winning author and journalist Linda R. Monk explores the many interpretations of the Constitution's text in a balanced manner.The Words We Live Bypresents a new way of looking at the Constitution through entertaining and informative annotations--filled with the stories of the people behind the Supreme Court cases and historical perspective, along with enough surprises and fascinating facts and illustrations to prove that the Constitution is every bit as relevant today as it was in 1787. A wonderfully accessible yet deeply insightful guide to our Constitution that should be read and enjoyed by a wide audience of old and young alike. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian I have never before seen so clear an explanation of what's in the Constitution and why. Monk has provided a service to the nation that should earn her a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Nat Hentoff, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Senior Fellow, Cato Institute A book for 'We the People' of all ages--wonderfully simple but never simplistic, brimming with profound and provocative ideas. Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University