From the preeminent columnist, historian, and bestselling author writing at the top of his game comes an essential collection of writing on politics, economics, culture, religion, and more.


Conrad Black is one of our best known writers, historians, and businessmen. This never-before-published collection of Conrad''s finest journalism, selected from many of the most prestigious publications in the English-speaking world, spans his full career. Included here are Conrad''s best columns on Canada, its history and future; the U.S. as superpower; the Middle East; the Catholic Church; Wall Street; and journalism. Also, influential columns on everything from free trade to prison reform; and unexpected delights, including a much-read column on rescued kittens. On all of these subjects, Conrad Black is an intellectual force and these are the reflections of a masterful stylist, whose opinions defy expectation and whose wit and brilliance is on display in everything he writes.


From the Hardcover edition.

From the preeminent columnist, historian, and bestselling author writing at the top of his game comes an essential collection of writing on politics, economics, culture, religion, and more.


Conrad Black is one of our best known writers, historians, and businessmen. This never-before-published collection of Conrad''s finest journalism, selected from many of the most prestigious publications in the English-speaking world, spans his full career. Included here are Conrad''s best columns on Canada, its history and future; the U.S. as superpower; the Middle East; the Catholic Church; Wall Street; and journalism. Also, influential columns on everything from free trade to prison reform; and unexpected delights, including a much-read column on rescued kittens. On all of these subjects, Conrad Black is an intellectual force and these are the reflections of a masterful stylist, whose opinions defy expectation and whose wit and brilliance is on display in everything he writes.


From the Hardcover edition.