Jon Snow
“It is the book Obama took with him into the White House. I'm neither a historian, nor until now a Lincoln fan - but this book has literally introduced me to a world I barely new. A breathtaking, uplifting insight into the forging of America - the waging and resolving of the Civil War, the end of slavery, and a voyage through the Presidential life of one of the most uplifting and brilliant of men. Lincoln, the Illinois outsider, who not only defeats his brilliant rivals but corals them into government to serve the nation. Lincoln, Obama's mentor and example. Above all this is one of the most brilliantly observed and written books of the twenty first century. An absolute must read without which your life will be a poorer place! Can I say better than that?”