Promotional Information

Won in a sensational auction, ETHICAL AMBITION was one of the hottest books sold last year'Timely and profound' Observer'A philosophical codebook on how to be good, and a non-dogmatic religious guide on how being good may run in direct contrast to the modern understanding of what a successful life should be.' The Observer

About the Author

Derrick Bell was the first African American to be tenured at Harvard Law School. He is the author of FACES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL, a New York Times bestseller and currently teaches at the NYU Law School where he chairs the Derrick Bell Lecture Series.

Reviews

"Derrick Bell''s Ethical Ambition is a concise, beautifully written guide to the true good life." -- James McBride, author of The Color of Water and Miracle at St. Anna