Kirkus Star
THE KIRKUS STAR
Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit

BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




On Politicians


Cover art for MY LIFE IN POLITICS
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
by Jacques Chirac, translated by Catherine Spencer

"Citizenship, leadership and service combine in this memoir of a full political life."
Candid memoir from France's former two-term president. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE OATH
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 18, 2012

"Shrewd and elucidating."
A skillful probing of the often-discordant relationship between the president and the Supreme Court. Read full book review >
Cover art for SEWARD
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012

"A thorough, refreshing biography by an independent-minded historian."
A sympathetic, evenhanded reappraisal of President Lincoln's secretary of state as a statesman who practiced effective preventive strategies. Read full book review >
Cover art for INTERVENTIONS
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"An insider's personal account based on lessons drawn from long experience. Aspects of this book complement Jacques Chirac's autobiography, My Life in Politics (2012)."
With the assistance of Oxford Analytica CEO Mousavizadeh (editor: The Black Book of Bosnia: The Consequences of Appeasement, 1996), former United Nations Secretary-General Annan discusses the major benchmarks of his life and career. Read full book review >
Cover art for VOLCKER
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"Although not the first biography of Volcker, Silber's book is the most up-to-date and blessedly free of jargon."
From a fellow economist, an admiring biography of Paul A. Volcker. Read full book review >
Cover art for BAILOUT
NONFICTION
Released: July 24, 2012

"A courageous, insightful book that offers no cause for optimism."
A former watchdog in the federal government attacks the officials who perpetuated the financial meltdown by kowtowing to behemoth banks and Wall Street firms while abandoning the public interest. Read full book review >