Reviews

""A Woman in Charge" . . . stands as a model of contemporary political biography . . . Bernstein has produced an excellent book: thorough, balanced, judicious and deeply reported . . . He offers a three-dimensional portrait of a person with enduring strengths (discipline, tenacity, a sustaining religious faith) and weaknesses (excessive secrecy, a tendency to self-righteousness and a habit of nursing grudges)...Bernstein almost always finds new facts and telling details...[His] account benefits enormously from remarkably candid on-the-record assessments of both Clintons by intimates such as close friend Jim Blair and Betsey Wright, Clinton's gubernatorial chief of staff in Arkansas." -Ronald Brownstein, "Los Angeles Times
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"Serious, well-researched and fair..."A Woman in Charge" is . . . painstaking, sensitive and elegantly written."-"The Economist" "A remarkably revealing portrait."
-Byron York, "The""Wall Street Journal"
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" A Woman in Charge . . . stands as a model of contemporary political biography . . . Bernstein has produced an excellent book: thorough, balanced, judicious and deeply reported . . . He offers a three-dimensional portrait of a person with enduring strengths (discipline, tenacity, a sustaining religious faith) and weaknesses (excessive secrecy, a tendency to self-righteousness and a habit of nursing grudges) ... Bernstein almost always finds new facts and telling details ... [His] account benefits enormously from remarkably candid on-the-record assessments of both Clintons by intimates such as close friend Jim Blair and Betsey Wright, Clinton ' s gubernatorial chief of staff in Arkansas. " - Ronald Brownstein, Los Angeles Times

" Serious, well-researched and fair ... A Woman in Charge is . . . painstaking, sensitive and elegantly written. " - The Economist

" A remarkably revealing portrait. "
- Byron York, The Wall Street Journal
" Carl Bernstein presents a . . . balanced and convincing picture of Mrs. Clinton . . . He also poses the essential concerns voters will need to confront in deciding whether they will support Mrs. Clinton ' s 2008 candidacy. " - Robert Dallek, The New York Times
" [Carl Bernstein] has not lost his reporter ' s touch, and A Woman inCharge has already refocused serious questions - and supplied new information - about Hillary and Bill Clinton, their past behavior and their current ambitions to regain the White House. "
- Kevin Phillips, The Washington Post Book World

" You could say Bernstein has written the definitive book on Hillary. "
- Lynn Bronikowski, Rocky Mountain News
" Bernstein ' s A Woman in Charge is sprightly written, often insightful in its judgments, and studded with factual nuggets that enhance the Hillary saga. "
- Walter Shapiro, Salon.com
" This book is really a considerable achievement. "
- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor

" Those who adore Clinton (and those who despise her) will find anecdotes to savor in Bernstein ' s account. But the book aims higher, trying to illuminate a person who remains a mystery to millions. To pry open that truth, the author tracked down sources who might shed light on Clinton ' s character. He spoke to friends, mentors and staffers; he gained access to the papers of the late attorney Diane Blair, one of Clinton ' s closest friends. The work paid off. " - Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times
" A Woman in Charge revisits in revealing and compelling detail thespiritual and fleshly perils that shaped the [Clintons ' ] journey. " - Chris Lehmann-Haupt, New York Observer

" A layered, thoughtful, critical biography of the woman who, at this writing, seems poised to become the 44th president of the United States ... [a] revealing, admiring, often surprising book. " - Kirkus Reviews (starred)
" Eight years in the making, Bernstein ' s thorough look at Hillary Clinton is both fair and fascinating ... the quotes make the book ... Through [his] interviews, Bernstein moves the Hillary story to a deeper place. " - Ilene Cooper, Booklist

" "A Woman in Charge" . . . stands as a model of contemporary political biography . . . Bernstein has produced an excellent book: thorough, balanced, judicious and deeply reported . . . He offers a three-dimensional portrait of a person with enduring strengths (discipline, tenacity, a sustaining religious faith) and weaknesses (excessive secrecy, a tendency to self-righteousness and a habit of nursing grudges)... Bernstein almost always finds new facts and telling details... [His] account benefits enormously from remarkably candid on-the-record assessments of both Clintons by intimates such as close friend Jim Blair and Betsey Wright, Clinton' s gubernatorial chief of staff in Arkansas." - Ronald Brownstein, "Los Angeles Times
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" Serious, well-researched and fair... "A Woman in Charge" is . . . painstaking, sensitive and elegantly written." - "The Economist" " A remarkably revealing portrait."
- Byron York, "The" "Wall Street Journal"
" Carl Bernstein presents a . . . balanced and convincing picture of Mrs. Clinton . . . He also poses the essential concerns voters will need to confront in deciding whether they will support Mrs. Clinton' s 2008 candidacy." - Robert Dallek, "The" "New York Times"
" [Carl Bernstein] has not lost his reporter' s touch, and "A Woman in Charge" has already refocused serious questions- and supplied new information- about Hillary and Bill Clinton, their past behavior and their current ambitions to regain the White House."
- Kevin Phillips, "The" "Washington Post Book World" " You could sayBernstein has written the definitive book on Hillary."
- Lynn Bronikowski, "Rocky Mountain News"
" Bernstein' s "A Woman in Charge" is sprightly written, often insightful in its judgments, and studded with factual nuggets that enhance the Hillary saga."
- Walter Shapiro, "Salon.com"
" This book is really a considerable achievement."
- Peter Grier, "Christian Science Monitor"
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"" Those who adore Clinton (and those who despise her) will find anecdotes to savor in Bernstein' s account. But the book aims higher, trying to illuminate a person who remains a mystery to millions. To pry open that truth, the author tracked down sources who might shed light on Clinton' s character. He spoke to friends, mentors and staffers; he gained access to the papers of the late attorney Diane Blair, one of Clinton' s closest friends. The work paid off." - Josh Getlin, "Los Angeles Times"
" "A Woman in Charge" revisits in revealing and compelling detail the spiritual and fleshly perils that shaped the [Clintons' ] journey." - Chris Lehmann-Haupt, "New York Observer" " A layered, thoughtful, critical biography of the woman who, at this writing, seems poised to become the 44th president of the United States... [a] revealing, admiring, often surprising book." - "Kirkus Reviews" (starred)
" Eight years in the making, Bernstein' s thorough look at Hillary Clinton is both fair and fascinating... the quotes make the book... Through [his] interviews, Bernstein moves the Hillary story to a deeper place." - IleneCooper, "Booklist"