"In this lengthy but lively biography, the journalist Scott Stossel explains in exhaustive detail how Shriver translated vague mandates to found an international service program and wage war on poverty into the creation of some of the most successful social programs of the past half-century."--"Washington Post""Required reading for anyone interested in the political affairs of 20th-century America and the story of the Kennedy dynasty."--Robert Dallek, author of "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963""This is a superbly researched, immensely readable political biography."--"Publishers Weekly""A careful and capable portrait, of much interest to advocates of an activist, beneficent government and students of the Kennedy era alike."--"Kirkus"

Scott Stossel is a deputy editor of "The Atlantic "and has written for a wide array of publications, including "The New Yorker, The New Republic, "the "New York Times, "the "Washington Post, "and the "Boston Globe. "He lives with his wife and children in Washington DC.