"Nasaw's "The Chief" works on a large, even heroic, canvas and,
thanks to Nasaw's exhaustive research, moves on a level of detail
that would satisfy even Theodore Dreiser." The Los Angeles
Times
"[Nasaw] has given his biography an immediacy that almost makes the
reader forget that the author . . . was not there as the story
unfolded." --Orville Schell The New York Times
..".the Hearst whom Nasaw portrays...is still the fascinating
figure we've known for years: the self-absorbed genius equally
addicted to power and possessions..." Publishers Weekly
..".absorbing and sympathetic portrait of an American original, the
first full-scale biography of the publishing giant and politician
in nearly 40 years." The Chicago Tribune
"In this exhaustively researched biography [Nasaw] has allowed us
finally to understand . . . the father of the modern media
conglomerate." The Chicago Tribune
"Nasaw's judicious and comprehensive biography sensibly seeks to
understand its subject, not to judge him." The New Yorker
"Unlikely to be surpassed as the definitive study of its subject."
The Wall Street Journal
"A highly readable portrait of a fascinating individual." The San
Francisco Chronicle
"Nasaw keeps his subject human and believable, no easy task when
writing about such a colorful and forceful man." The Seattle
Times
"The large and in-charge William Randolph Hearst's flirtations with
Hitler, Mussolini, and Louis B. Mayer are documented in David
Nasaw's utterly absorbing bio." Vanity Fair
"The Chief is both an informative piece of scholarship and a
pleasure to read." The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Nasaw's intriguing study is a must-read." The Nation
"A thoroughly researched volume that must be regarded as the
definitive work...It's hard to imagine a more complete rendering of
Hearst's life." Business Week
"Mr. Nasaw makes Hearst a regular guy . . . and often likable or
sympathetic, if far from a universal hero." The New York Times
..".the best biography I read in 2000." -- Jonathan Yardley The
Washington Post
.,."absorbing and sympathetic portrait of an American original,
the
first full-scale biography of the publishing giant and politician
in
nearly 40 years."
.,."the Hearst whom Nasaw portrays...is still the fascinating
figure
we've known for years: the self-absorbed genius equally addicted
to
power and possessions..."
"[Nasaw] has given his biography an immediacy that almost makes
the
reader forget that the author . . . was not there as the story
unfolded." --Orville Schell
"A thoroughly researched volume that must be regarded as the
definitive work...It's hard to imagine a more complete rendering
of
Hearst's life."
"In this exhaustively researched biography [Nasaw] has allowed
us
finally to understand . . . the father of the modern media
conglomerate."
"The large and in-charge William Randolph Hearst's flirtations
with
Hitler, Mussolini, and Louis B. Mayer are documented in David
Nasaw's
utterly absorbing bio."
..."absorbing and sympathetic portrait of an American original,
the
first full-scale biography of the publishing giant and politician
in
nearly 40 years."
..."the Hearst whom Nasaw portrays...is still the fascinating
figure
we've known for years: the self-absorbed genius equally addicted
to
power and possessions..."
"ÝNasaw¨ has given his biography an immediacy that almost makes
the
reader forget that the author . . . was not there as the story
unfolded." --Orville Schell
"In this exhaustively researched biography ÝNasaw¨ has allowed
us
finally to understand . . . the father of the modern media
conglomerate."
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