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« on: February 14, 2008, 09:57:32 pm »
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I finished this book about a week ago. At about 1040 pages, it's fairly long, but unlike just about every other book I've read, it doesn't "drag"; rather, it's exciting the whole way through.

Quite possibly the best book I've ever read.
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2008, 10:13:02 pm »
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I agree that it is one of the best biographies ever written.  I bought it on a Friday, and had it finished by Sunday night.  It is a wonderful book, and the first 150 pages are an excellent history of the Senate.
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2008, 10:14:35 pm »
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Quote from: Lt. Governor Warner for Senate '08 on February 14, 2008, 10:13:02 pm
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I agree that it is one of the best biographies ever written.  I bought it on a Friday, and had it finished by Sunday night.  It is a wonderful book, and the first 150 pages are an excellent history of the Senate.

Whoops, didn't see that. Wink

Yes, Caro's digreessions, though hundreds of pages long, are quite interesting.
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2008, 10:29:38 pm »
I read Caro's two other books on Johnson, The Path to Power, and Means of Ascent. At first I thought Caro was a brilliant writer, but after a while it just started to get repetitive as Caro kept emphasizing the same things over and over again. But hey- the man does his research. You can never fault him for that.
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« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2008, 08:46:06 pm »
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I really wish Caro would do a biography of Russell, since there only seems to be one about him out there, by Gilbert Fife.
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2008, 12:14:14 am »
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I really wish Caro would do a biography of Russell, since there only seems to be one about him out there, by Gilbert Fife.

He did a sorta 100-page bio in this book, but you want him to do a full one? I'll be happy if he finishes the LBJ series before he dies. Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2008, 05:48:17 am »
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I really liked it. But I definitely sense Beet's point.
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I really wish Caro would do a biography of Russell, since there only seems to be one about him out there, by Gilbert Fife.

He did a sorta 100-page bio in this book, but you want him to do a full one?

Yeah, but he only carried it up until 1948.  I'd like him to do a full biography, carrying it up until his death.
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2008, 06:59:54 am »
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Glad to hear everyone liked it.  Its on my reading list for the summer, so hearing all of you I have reason to think its as good as its supposed to be.
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2008, 10:41:33 am »
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Quote from: John Ford on May 08, 2008, 06:59:54 am
Glad to hear everyone liked it.  Its on my reading list for the summer, so hearing all of you I have reason to think its as good as its supposed to be.

It is really good; I think you'll enjoy it.
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2008, 01:25:49 am »
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Well, I'm almost done with The Power Broker. Excellent book; highly recommended. Got Caro's other two books from the library as well. It's going to be a fun summer.
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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2008, 03:16:26 pm »
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I got Master of the Senate as a book on CD one time but really never got around to listening to it.

However I really want to read this book sometime.
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