Buffalo, NY USA
Written by Elisabeth Thieriot
Solomon the writer of human experience and conquest for personal power and conscious development of self is one of the more inspiring writers of our time.
Solomon’s first book was written at age 12 telling us that age is just a number and our abilities are limitless.
That is precisely what he writes about in his books and is his desire to provide positive experiences and a source of motivation after long working hours in the privacy of home and refuge from the busy life outside.
His reason for writing was to write stories filled with personal growth beyond one offered at home, by the parent’s religion or customs without god in it. Such has been of Alan Dershowitz. When asked about his beliefs he said “When I look at the stars I see God” but he did not grow up with God in the Zionist home without religious beliefs morals and values. Alan on his pass through life developed morals beyond his rituals and customs from home to become an icon for justice and protection for the oppressed.
Alan shared with Solomon his steps through his journey of life as they appeared to him in the intersection for choice. The choices Alan made were of a righteous nature and applied legal skills to help those who could not or were wrongfully accused by the powerhouse of governments.
The book shows us how life unfolds and cannot be planned but lived step at a time with the right intentions.
Solomon’s grasp on the evolution of an individual is remarkable. It is not about where you come from, but it is about who you choose to become. The list of meaningful books is growing about meaningful people that changed our world as we know it.
The only biography of America’s most controversial lawyer. Legal Gladiator is the story of perhaps the greatest lawyer in American history. It is the story of a poor, failing high schooler from Brooklyn who became the youngest professor in the history of Harvard Law School, where Ted Cruz, Natalie Portman, Mike Pompeo, Jamie Raskin, and others sat under his
tutelage. It is the story of a passionate Zionist who advocated for Israel on the world stage and became a confidant of Israeli prime ministers, including Benjamin Netanyahu. And it is the story of a zealous young liberal who, as an old man, stood in front of the Senate to declare that they would be violating the Constitution by removing a Republican president he himself opposed. As a lawyer, Alan Dershowitz has had a major impact on the most notorious legal cases in modern U.S. history. From Claus von Bulow to Mike Tyson to O.J. Simpson to Jeffrey Epstein to Donald Trump, he has devoted his life to championing the bedrock principle of the American justice system: that every person—no matter how despised—has the right to a rigorous legal defense. Legal Gladiator explores Dershowitz’s rise to prominence, gives the inside story of his most high-profile cases and controversies, and provides a shockingly intimate look into his personal life.
Dershowitz gave author Solomon Schmidt unprecedented access to his personal and professional life, including his private archives at Brooklyn College and dozens of interviews with him virtually and in New York City, Miami, Martha’s Vineyard, and Israel. This book includes exclusive interview content from Bob Shapiro, Jeffrey Toobin, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Glenn Greenwald, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Eliot Spitzer, Justice Stephen Breyer, Mike Huckabee, Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Geraldo Rivera, Mike Pompeo, Megyn Kelly, Mike Tyson, Ted Cruz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., O.J. Simpson, and Donald Trump, among others.
About the Author
Solomon Schmidt is the author of eight books in a series called History Bites. He wrote his first book at the age of 12, graduated high school at the age of 16, and was described by Fox & Friends as “the youngest child historian in America.” In addition to running historical tours in England and Scotland, Solomon also hosts the History Bites YouTube channel, where he has posted over 150 educational videos and interviews, including with Jocko Willink, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Alan Dershowitz, Mike Tyson, and Dame Jane Goodall. Solomon has traveled to Tanzania, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Jordan, Australia, and New Zealand to film videos for his channel and has given lectures at nearly 50 conferences throughout the United States. Solomon is also working to help expand education in rural parts of Nepal through the JAPA Workbook Initiative. He is currently writing A Pen to Change the World, which is the first complete biography of J. K. Rowling and due to be released by Skyhorse in 2025. He lives near Buffalo, New York.
Legal Gladiator:
The Life of Alan Dershowitz
By Solomon Schmidt
Skyhorse Publishing, Hardcover also available in E-Book
On Sale: August 6, 2024
$32.99; ISBN: 9781510780644
