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Deborah Cupples is a law-school professor at the University of Florida and an attorney. She co-authored two books about legal writing--as well as It Is About You: How American Government Works and How to Help Fix It.

As well as law, she studied political science and English. Before law school, she ran a small business in Key West.

Cupples understands that knowledge is a crucial step toward empowerment and hopes to play a part in helping people empower themselves.

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Average rating: 3.5 · 14 ratings · 4 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Grammar, Punctuation, and Style: A Quick Guide for Lawyers and Other Writers by Deborah Cupples (Goodreads Author), Margaret Temple-Smith 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Is About You: How American Government Works and How to Help Fix It 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legal Drafting: Litigation Documents, Contracts, Legislation, and Wills by Margaret Temple-Smith, Deborah Cupples (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Short & Happy Guide to Civics - with Quizzing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Review: James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty"

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As the author of a book about the U.S. government (a general-audience civics book), I found the content of Mr. Comey's book very interesting, which is why I paid retail for it soon after it came out.

Whatever your political beliefs, there's a lot to learn from Mr. Comey - he served under three very different U.S Read more of this blog post »

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Published on July 18, 2018 09:28

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