The Inheritance – The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power – Harmony Books, ( an imprint of Crown Publishing – A Division of Random House, Inc.). NY,NY    Copyright © 2009 by David E. Sanger

I couldn’t put it down — it takes discipline and commitment to buy a 462 page volume on any subject. However, the manner in which David Sanger crafts this splendid piece of insightful, stimulating literature is food for the soul of a citizen, as well as the intellect of those desiring further enlightenment about the world we inhabit. Riveting – Distinctly addicting – Intriguing.

I bought one for a friend. Her reaction after the first few chapters is the same as mine was…more! Sanger provides a perspective that one simply cannot obtain by reading widely and consuming sound bites. He weaves a mosaic that allows one to see a picture beyond the one he has painted.

Great works of literature spawn even more questions and robust dialogue about the necessity to strategically appreciate the nuances of “where do we go from here” or “Now what?” Armed with relationships, experience, access and sources that only a respected veteran journalist can acquire, Sanger gracefully shares the depth and breadth of a perspective that only one equipped with these hard earned credentials can accomplish.

A precious gift that every American should read to assist in garnering an appreciation of the challenges confronting this country, as a new administration is baptized into the depths of a new world reality… one whose form and substance  was directly birthed by previous U.S. administrations.

Like I said – distinct Pulitzer potential here.