bFrom first-day nerves to first-year grades, from bizarre job interviews to bar exam insanity, iIvy Briefsi pulls back the curtain on the marbled halls of law school, revealing the absurdity often bubbling beneath the surface.b p Meet Martha Kimes a nave small-town girl with strong neurotic tendencies who has due to an inexplicable stroke of luck been admitted to Columbia Law School. She's a Midwesterner in the middle of Manhattan, a student on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In her candid memoir -- the best of its kind since iOne Li and the only one written by a woman -- Kimes makes her way through law school, doing battle with a memorable cast of characters p bThe Sadistic Professor b Every law student's nemesis, the Sadistic Professor takes pity on no one. The Socratic Method is his favorite torture device, and he's got staying power that rivals that of the Energizer Bunny. p bThe Gunner b So enamored with the sound of his own voice, he finds it physically impossible to keep his h