PositiveUSA TodayThis smart, readable biography chronicles Merkel’s \'remarkable odyssey,\' weaving her career with the context of European politics of the day. The personal side of that journey is knit from a thousand threads of details revealed over the years. But even in an era when social media makes it seem possible to scrutinize every moment and every movement, the very private Merkel manages to keep part of herself out of sight.
Bob Spitz
PositiveUSA Today3.5/4 stars ... There are a some sloppy mistakes and misjudgments in the book ... That said, the account of Nancy Reagan’s relentless campaign to oust Regan is deliciously detailed ... Reagan: An American Journey is honest about the president\'s shortcomings.
Lisa McCubbin
MixedUSA TodayThe writing is full of cliches...and the book is drawn in large part from the two memoirs Ford wrote ... Those flaws aside, McCubbin has interviewed the Ford children and others who were there, and she offers a poignant account of the family intervention that prompted Betty Ford to finally address her addiction ... Her timing is fortuitous: Even familiar material is now seen through the prism of a day that is re-examining the contributions of women in general and the value of political wives in particular.
