"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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