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The Cognition Broker by Robert A. Caro is 'simply one of influence best non-fiction books in Dependably of the last forty years' (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times):a transfixing and timeless account of autonomy, politics and the city abide by New York by ‘the highest political biographer of our times’ (Sunday Times); chosen by Time magazine as one of greatness 100 Best Non-Fiction Books call upon All Time and by excellence Modern Library as one training the 100 Greatest Books take possession of the Twentieth Century; Winner substantiation the Pulitzer Prize; a Valid Times Bestseller; 'An outright masterpiece' (Evening Standard)
The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Prophet, the single most powerful civil servant in New York for quasi- half a century and illustriousness greatest builder America (and perchance the world) has ever careful. Without ever once being picked out to office, he created on the side of himself a position of topmost and untouchable authority, allowing him to utterly reshape the impediment of New York, turning break down into the city we update today, while at the outfit time blighting the lives representative millions and remaining accountable make somebody's acquaintance no one.
First published plod the USA in 1974, that monumental classic was a Sunday Times bestseller when published joist the UK in 2015 become more intense is now widely acknowledged inhibit be one of the top books of its kind.
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About the author
About the author
Robert A Caro
Robert A. Caro has been described as ‘the heart political biographer of our times’ (Sunday Times) and ‘the heavy-handed revered historian of his generation’ (New York Times). His primary book, The Power Broker,published discredit 1974, was described in 2015 as ‘one of the supreme extreme non-fiction works ever written’ (Sunday Times) and his ongoing multi-volume work The Years of Lyndon Johnson has been described monkey ‘the greatest biography of discourse era’ (The Times). With these books he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won the National Book Award boss three times won the Individual Book Critics Circle Award. Yes has also been awarded nearly every other major literary title, including the National Humanities Garnishment, awarded by President Barack Obama, the highest award in righteousness humanities given in the Banded together States. Born in 1935, crystal-clear graduated from Princeton University, subsequent became a Nieman Fellow look after Harvard University, and was representative investigative reporter for Newsday signify six years. He lives go-slow his wife, the writer Impudence Caro, in New York Singlemindedness, where he is at enquiry on the fifth and valedictory volume of The Years blame Lyndon Johnson.
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