Wonderful portrait of the greatest leader of the past century.

This was an enjoyable book to read! There is much to learn from Ronald Reason's leadership style.

A great book to appreciate and analyze who Ronald Reagan was. A great president who was doubted and undermined. Rose to become an excellent communicator, an impressive decision-maker, shrouded with great mystery of who he really was. An adroit leader who transformed America back to its greatness, spread democracy and created a booming economy in using unique strategy in approaching economy. His administration was a remarkable time for Americans. Considered to be one of the greatest American Presidents to the likeness of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Very good book. President Reagan vision, optimism, leadership, humor, common sense, persistence. I was watching a clip and they said he took two boxes with his items when he left the Oval Office. Think about that, they were the type of boxes you would use for an office move. There were a set of index cards in one of the boxes with jokes that he had written on them. I may not agree with everything he did but there is no question he had a positive impact and made a difference. A leader. Overall good book and I recommend it.

Not so much a biography as it is a snapshot of the character and philosophy of Ronald Reagan. This is a very good book to learn what Reagan stood for and how he conducted himself in policy making. What we learn was that he was a principled Conservative but not so stubborn to accept only all or nothing in his proposed legislation.

Though the author is one of today's most influential conservative authors, he does provide accounts of Reagan's failures and contradictions. For example Reagan was a strong family values advocate but was divorced and had a distant relationship with his kids. He was a warm person to all but had few close friends. He invoked God in his speeches but was rare church goer.

In a way I couldn't help but compare him to President Lincoln for they had very similar personalities.

-Both were treated by the press as country bumpkin ignoramuses
-Both had a cabinet that at times thought lowly of their boss
-Both were witty and known for their humorous stories and anecdotes
-Both were devoted to their eccentric wives
-Both were principled and took criticism with grace and not easily swayed by public opinion
-Both were amazing orators and wrote many of their own speeches
-Both were upholding the rule of law and a military policy of "peace through strength"
-Both stood up to major adversaries and risked/conducted wars based on principle to the ideals set forth by the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

Overall this was a good book and at times read like a eulogy and provides readers with a general overview of Reagan's life, philosophy, and presidency.

my favorite book from my favority author about my favorite President.

This was an amazing book. It shows both D'Souza's passion for this topic and his careful, logical reasoning for why he thinks what he does of Reagan. Reagan was truly an impressive man. Learning about him and thinking about the ideals he held has been transformative.

The WORLD needs another Ronald Reagan right now. That is all I could think about reading this book. His brand of leadership...devoid of concern about political consequences and totally dependent upon moral concience and faith is so far from what we see from most leaders today.

It's been a while, and I can't remember the details. But this was truly a great book. Reagan was a great man and people continually tried to be a part of his inner circle. But he let no one in except for his wife.

What an insightful look into Reagan’s public and private life! D’Souza summarized Reagan’s paradoxical personality by writing, “He was a tolerant man who had fixed convictions. He liked people, yet he was a loner. He spent short hours at work, but accomplished a great deal. He was genuine in his religious beliefs, but didn’t go to church. He was an advocate of family values, but had difficult relationships with his children…” While much of the book dealt with Reagan’s economic and foreign policies, it also delved into his personal life. This was just an enjoyable book to read and to remember what it was like growing at the time when the Soviet Union was crumbling and the Cold War was winding down. My only qualm with the book is the final chapter where D’Souza lambasts Bush, Clinton, Dole, Gingrich, and others as horrible politicians compared to Reagan. He makes it sound as if Reagan was the only good politician since Washington.