Double Life: Double Life
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671874810 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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In March 1993, Wachtler pleaded guilty to one count of harassment and was sentenced to 15 months in prison. From Publishers Weekly Wolfe ( Wasted: The Preppie Murder ) here presents an involving, sympathetic if not fully reflective account of a case that became a tabloid drama. Former New York State Chief Judge Wachtler, arrested in November 1992 for harassing his former lover and step-cousin, Joy Silverman, cooperated with the author as did his wife, Joan. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. First serial to Vanity Fair; Literary Guild selection; author tour. Photos not seen by PW. Silverman did not, so Wolfe's dual biographical sketches--of the lawyer rising in Nassau County Republican politics and a woman whose apparent avarice and manipulation served her well--relies on sources hardly friendly to Silverman. Wolfe suggests Wachtler's behavior can be blamed on hubris; she also accepts in part his argument
Outstanding True Crime Linda Wolfe’s DOUBLE LIFE is the outstanding chronicle of the lifetime of achievement followed by the precipitous fall of the highest sitting judge in the New York State Judiciary, Sol Wachtler. From childhood Wachtler was an achiever and by the time he reached high school he was popular, handsome, well spoken and full of charm, a n. Great Read! Great book. I couldn't put it down. It's interesting to me how someone who was quite ethical could fall so far. Great read for any psychology majors!. LTH said Worth reading.. Loved it. Very dishy,yet honest account of this man's debacle. A sad , cautionary tale .
Wolfe goes behind the scandalous headlines to reveal how Sol Wachler, New York State's esteemed Chief Judge, came to be charged with harassing and threatening his former lover, the beautiful socialite Joy Silverman. From hundreds of interviews and exclusive sources, Wolfe constructs a riveting portrait of a man driven to his downfall by sexual obsession.