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Bill Thomas (born June 1, 1943) is an American author and journalist. He has written books on the legal profession, capitalism in Russia and the corrupting influence of money on Capitol Hill. In 2010, Thomas unsuccessfully ran for Maryland's 8th congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican.〔(Bill Thomas, Candidate for House of Representatives MD 8th District. (Republican) ) page on Congress.Org〕 == Work == Thomas' books reflect his career-long interest in politics and economics. His work examines how misplaced trust in alleged 'experts' can have calamitous as well as amusing consequences. The New York Times Book Review called his first book ''Lawyers and Thieves'', coauthored by Roy Grutman, a “wry, witty, eloquent” look at the practice of law. ''The Wall Street Journal'' called it an “entertaining expose” of the legal profession, from the seamy world of New York personal-injury lawyers to the highest court in the land. ''The Los Angeles Times'' said ''Lawyers and Thieves'', “has the quality of hard-boiled mystery fiction, tough, knowing and full of dirty little secrets.”〔("LAWYERS AND THIEVES, by Roy Grutman and Bob Thomas" ) book review by Jonathan Kirsh in ''The Los Angeles Times'' July 04, 1990, accessed August 27, 2010〕 ''Red Tape: Adventure Capitalism in the New Russia'' (Dutton) details how business is done in Russia. Thomas and co-author Charles Sutherland drew on more than 25 extended trips to Russia and the former Soviet Republics in researching this book. Kirkus Reviews say that Thomas and Sutherland have written “a breezy, street-wise guide…that does for the New Russia what P.J. O’Rourke’s ''Parliament of Whores'' did for the U.S. government.”〔(Kirkus Review Red Tape: Adventure Capitalism in the New Russia )〕 Thomas launched and wrote “Heard of the Hill,” ''Roll Call'' newspaper’s widely read political-insider column. Based on years of experience in writing about Congress, his book, ''Club Fed: Power, Money, Sex and Violence on Capitol Hill'', (Scribner’s) was praised by ''The Washington Post'' as “timely…entertaining…required reading.” ''The American Lawyer'' called it “a sprawling and ribald collection of salacious scandals.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Thomas (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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