RaveThe Washington Post... [a] vivid and admiring biography ... Newton draws upon more than a dozen dialogues with Brown, who has a reputation as a tough interview. These \'sparring\' sessions, however, proved well worth it, providing rich firsthand perspective and churlish zingers...to punctuate the lively narrative ... In his conclusion, Newton touches upon California’s \'glaring inequality\' ... One only wishes Newton would have delved deeper into the matter.