Now in paperback, here is the book by Whitewater warrior Susan McDougal that created a media sensation. Breaking her silence on the Whitewater affair and giving a moving portrait of what happens to women in American prisons, McDougal's book is a must-read for Americans of all political stripes.

The American legal system changed dramatically when the O. J. Simpson trial became a television-ratings bonanza. Now it s all crime, all the time, from tabloid news to police procedurals. Americans now know more about the criminal justice system than ever before. Or do they?
In Mistrial, Mark Geragos and Pat Harris argue precisely the opposite: In pursuit of sensationalism, the public sees only a small, distorted sample of what really happens in our courtrooms. Geragos and Harris debunk the myth of impartial American justice from stealth jurors who secretly swing for a conviction...