Boalt Hall") is the story of the rise and fall of affirmative action at Boalt Hall, the law school of the University of California at Berkeley ("Boalt Hall" or "Boalt"). According to Guerrero, her book is neither a "general history of affirmative action" nor a "rigorous study of admissions criteria" (p. xiii). Guerrero's purpose in examining affirmative action at Boalt Hall is to "ground" the theoretical aspects of the affirmative action debate in the context of a real institution (p. xiii). The story Guerrero tells is nuanced and rich in detail, successfully giving the reader the sense of being there. Further, Guerrero's policy analysis, though not as developed as one might like, is illuminating. With the Supreme Court poised to decide the future of affirmative action in two cases this term,' Guerrero's book anticipated a discussion that is now at the forefront

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