In 1995, Abramson and her The Wall Street Journal colleague (and fellow Fieldston alumna) Jane Mayer co-authored Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas, which detailed circumstances surrounding the confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas.

It was chosen over four other books, including "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas" (Houghton Mifflin), by Jill Abramson and Jane Mayer, which had been nominated before it was published last week.

It is a crucial issue in two current nonfiction books, "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas," by the Wall Street Journal reporters Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson, and "Talking From 9 to 5," by the best-selling author and linguist Deborah Tannen.

"She was distraught and said Brock was threatening to reveal damaging information about her from a divorce situation unless she agreed to retract everything she had said to the authors of 'Strange Justice,' " he said in an interview.

She is a graduate of Harvard College and co-author of two books: "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas" and "Where They Are Now."

In their book, "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas," they conclude that Thomas had not been truthful.

"Strange Justice" debunked much of "The Real Anita Hill," and Brock discovered that he could not honestly and successfully debunk "Strange Justice" in return.

"Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas" (Houghton Mifflin), by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson.

Only trouble is, such a rebuttal has already appeared in the best-selling 1994 book "Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas."

Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson report in their book, Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas , that Clinton buddy Jordan spent a day prepping Thomas for his confirmation hearings.