Burning Bridges is utterly enjoyable … The story is gripping, at times gritty, and readers will love to follow Bridges as he fights for justice and a cause he believes in … The writing is excellent and crisp, and it reads with fluidity.- San Francisco Book Review

Burning Bridges is a deftly written account of how prosecutors stacked the deck and still lost, but managed to carve 25 years out of an innocent man’s life.- Maurice Possley, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Chicago Tribune Journalist & New York Times Bestseller

A rigorous and balanced examination of a sadly neglected figure in the American labor movement… Afrasiabi follows this prosecutorial hunt like an investigative journalist… He scrupulously produces evidence that the government spied on Bridges, suborned perjury, and essentially falsified evidence.</p> <p>This is a meticulous and measured account of both an intriguing man and a historically significant movement.- Kirkus Reviews

Required reading…masterful…terrific…- Erwin Chemerinsky, Supreme Court Advocate & Famed Legal Scholar

Reading Afrasiabi’s engaging account is absolutely chilling in today’s political climate.- Chip Gibbons, Defending Rights & Dissent Foundation

Comprehensive and convincingly argued…a welcome contribution…Until recently there has not been a book-length study of the longshoreman’s legal difficulties. Now Peter Afrasiabi has provided us with a systematic, case-by-case analysis of all of the legal, ethical, and political issues surrounding the Bridges trials. - Harvey Schwartz, Labor Historian

``...highly recommend this book to every American. It is essential that we know what is occurring in courts across our country``- 1776 Productions, 5 out of 5 Stars

``A persuasive, valuable addition to the ongoing immigration reform debate``- Kirkus Review

``In a language that the common reader can understand, the author takes great strides to make the general public understand that there are holes in a system meant to protect and that something must be done to make it right. He uses Life, Liberty and Property as a solid platform to show us that our court system is somehow turned backward.``- Readers Favorite National Book Reviewers, 5 Stars

``He exposes the weakness of a system meant to protect. I applaud him for having the backbone to do so.``- Brenda Ballard, Award Winning Historical Fiction Author

``Peter Afrasiabi definitely brings a lot of clarity to the legal side of this issue, as well as many needed insights into the human and emotional side of it.``- Reader Views, blogcritics.org

National Finalist, Current Events/Social Change, Indie Book Awards 2012- 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 1 of 3 Finalists