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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