"Provocative and well-argued." - Kirkus Reviews "Fascinating. A Compelling examination of racial issues in national politics." - Shelf Awareness "Joy-Ann Reid exposes race as the San Andreas Fault of American politics. She exposes the white-black friction that''s propelled so much of our country''s debate, from Lincoln-Douglas to Obama-Clinton. Reid''s candid and tough chronicle nails it." - Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC''s Hardball with Chris Matthews " Fracture is an instant classic of political journalism by one of the nation''s most gifted public intellectuals. Joy-Ann Reid offers a searing analysis of the Clintons and Obama in a brilliant work that is at once epic historical saga, gripping social thriller, astute frontline reportage, and edifying political tract.
Written with grace, eloquence, and vibrant prose, Fracture is a luminous and cautionary tale about the aspirations and limits of national politics when race, class, and gender have their say." - Michael Eric Dyson, author of the forthcoming The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America "An instant classic of political journalism by one of the nation''s most gifted public intellectuals. Joy-Ann Reid offers a searing analysis of the Clintons and Obama in a brilliant work that is at once epic historical saga, gripping social thriller, astute frontline reportage, and edifying political tract." - Michael Eric Dyson, author of the forthcoming The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America "Joy Reid''s Fracture is a profoundly necessary text. We are living in a political moment when racial history is palpably evident, yet the immediacy and immanence of today''s racial politics can obscure our ability to see how this moment is embedded in a longer history. Fracture takes on the ambitious task of connecting the contemporary Democratic Party to fifty years of fascinating and fast-paced historical change. Her story is one we all know and yet dimly perceive. There are no total heroes and no complete villains.
In short, the book is honest. If you plan to vote in 2016, you need to read Fracture ." - Melissa Harris-Perry, Presidential Endowed Chair in Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University and MSNBC host "Illuminating and accessible. Reid pulls no punches. and presents a balanced view of [Obama] and his administration." - Publishers Weekly "A profoundly necessary text. Takes on the ambitious task of connecting the contemporary Democratic Party to fifty years of fascinating and fast-paced historical change. If you plan to vote in 2016, you need to read Fracture .
" - Melissa Harris-Perry, Presidential Endowed Chair in Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University and MSNBC host "Joy Reid has written a book that we should all read. She lays out politics in a clear and concise fashion, and we can all learn from her honesty and conviction to get the politics of America right. This is an amazing book that will have a lasting impact on all of us." - Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and the Founder and Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School "Joy Reid has written a book that we should all read. She lays out politics in a clear and concise fashion, and we can all learn from her honesty and conviction to get the politics of America right." - Charles J.
Ogletree Jr., Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and the Founder and Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School "Reid brilliantly mines well-known post-civil rights movement political ''moments'' to illuminate the slow-shiting and all-to-often slyly static role of race in shaping the political landscape. Reid deftly reminds us that America has had choices and has too often chosen to walk the familiar political path of racial divide. And in the telling, she suggests we may yet choose to heal our fractured country." - Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund "Reid brilliantly mines well-known post-civil rights movement political ''moments'' to illuminate the slow-shifting and all-too-often slyly static role of race in shaping the political landscape. And in the telling, she suggests we may yet choose to heal our fractured country." - Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund "Every page. is alive with historical heft and context.
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