PositiveThe Washington PostShe spends much of the book playing defense on her record, with little self-criticism or regret ... Merkel also tells her personal story in this book, and it is these sections where we see most clearly her fact-oriented temperament ... Convincing ... Reminds us that another politics, humanist and humble, can exist. We owe it to ourselves to chart our way back — not to Merkel’s policies, but to her style of responsible and reliable leadership.