Working
by Robert Caro
Buy on Amazon“One of the great reporters of our time and probably the greatest biographer.” —The Sunday Times (London) From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply moving recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books. Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these evocatively written, personal pieces. He describes what it was like to interview the mighty Robert Moses and to begin discovering the extent of the political power Moses wielded; the combination of discouragement and exhilaration he felt confronting the vast holdings of the Lyndon B.…
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"It's comforting to know that the magic is in the sweat."
By the Book: Andrew Mccarthy · nytimes.com
"Hard to beat Robert Caro's "Working" — in which he shares not only his experiences getting the story, the depth and quality of his research, but also the time and effort he takes in the actual writing."
By the Book: Kathy Hourigan · nytimes.com