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"In his insightful biography of Norman Podhoreti, Jeffers has captured the substance and conscience of a man difficult to categorize, who has been a figure of consequence in the political and cultural controversies of our time."ûDr. Henry A. Kissinger"This is a first-class account of one of the most interesting and significant men in America. Norman Podhoretz is a leading intellectual whose contribution to public debate, over many decades, has been unrivaled for incisiveness and force. This biography will delight those already familiar with his work and serve to introduce him clearly to newcomers."-Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times and A History of the American People"Very few journalists have led lives consequential enough to merit a full-scale biography. Norman Podhoretz is one of the few, and this book û thorough, admirably fair-minded û does full justice to the story of his complex and controversial life."-Terry Teachout, drama critic, The Wall Street Journal"A literate, perceptive, and well-wrought portrait of one of the most important public intellectuals of the last half-century. Thomas Jeffers has served both his audience and his subject well, and in doing so has made an important contribution to the history of our times."ûDavid Horowitz, author of Radical Son and A Cracking of the HeartThis is the first biography of the Jewish-American intellectual Norman Podhoretz, longtime editor of the influential magazine Commentary. As both an editor and a writer, he spearheaded the countercultural revolution of the 1960's and û after he "broke ranks" û the neoconservative response. For years he defined what was at stake in the struggle against communism; recently he has nerved America for a new struggle against jihadist Islam; and always he has given substance to debates over the function of religion, ethics, and the arts in our society.The turning point of his life occurred at the age of forty, near a farmhouse in upstate New York
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