The Bridge

"Brilliantly constructed, flawlessly written....A near-definitive study of Obama." -"The Los Angeles Times" "If you care about American politics, you have to read "The Bridge."" -"Salon" "Superb. . . . Remnick is a master blender of history, reporting and narrative." --"The""Seattle Times" "Insight[ful] and nuance[d]. . . .Writing with emotional precision and a sure knowledge of politics, Mr. Remnick situates Mr. Obama's career firmly within a historical context." -Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"" ""There are a few people of such skill that envy gives way to admiration, and one is left feeling not hostility but respect. Remnick is one of those exceptional practitioners."-"Newsweek" "His work will serve as a building block for all future works on Obama. . . .Lovely and assured." -"Entertainment Weekly"" ""Engaging. . . .Sparkling." -"San Francisco Chronicle"" ""An expansive work. . . .Recounting a pivotal March 2007 speech in S "If you care about American politics, you have to read "The Bridge."" -"Salon" "Writing with emotional precision and a sure knowledge of politics, Mr. Remnick situates Mr. Obama's career firmly within a historical context." -Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times" "A brilliantly constructed, flawlessly written biography." - Douglas Brinkley, "The Los Angeles Times"" ""Exhaustively researched...Remnick has many important additions and corrections to make to our reading of "Dreams From My Father"...The book's insights into Obama's character will be very useful for understanding the man's performance as president." -Garry Wills, "The New York Times Book Review" "An expansive work...Recounting a pivotal March 2007 speech in Selma, Remnick writes that Obama's words were 'at once personal, tribal, natio