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“Vivid and admiring…Newton draws upon more than a dozen dialogues with Brown…providing rich firsthand perspective and churlish zingers to punctuate the lively narrative.”
— Washington Post
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“A thoughtful look at the governor who shaped the state that has always reached the American future before the rest of the country…A formidable contribution to the history of both the state and the country.”
— Los Angeles Times
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“A thorough and sympathetic take on one of California’s most significant and unconventional politicians.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
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“Newton brings his deep knowledge of California politics to an engaging, sympathetic biography of the state’s 34th and 39th governor, Jerry Brown …Newton follows all of Brown’s ups and downs in a fluid, highly readable biography.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“This is a powerful and entertaining look at California’s one and only Jerry Brown. Newton gives the definitive account of Jerry’s life and of the times and state that produced him. Man of Tomorrow is an important contribution to the history of California and the nation—and an especially important one today.”
— Gavin Newsom, governor of California
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A Los Angeles Times Bestseller One of LitHub's Most Anticipated Books of 2020A New & Noteworthy New York Times Selection
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Jerry Brown gets the biography he deserves...Man of Tomorrow, is a thoughtful look at the governor who shaped the state that has always reached the American future before the rest of the country. It is the play of this man of the mind against the experience of a veteran newsman that makes this volume a formidable contribution to the history of both the state and the country.
— David Shribman, Los Angeles Times
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Newton brings his deep knowledge of California politics to
an engaging, sympathetic biography of the state's 34th and 39th governor, Jerry
Brown ...Newton follows all of Brown's ups and downs in a fluid, highly readable
biography. A well-delineated portrait of an accomplished leader.
— Kirkus Reviews, starred
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Veteran journalist Jim Newton provides a thorough and sympathetic take on one of California's most significant and unconventional politicians.
— Anisse Gross, San Francisco Chronicle
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An insider political biography that will have national appeal.
— Library Journal
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It's more than just a biography of the man; Newton believes Brown's career in California shows how politics works now and how it could work in the future, with Brown's signature blend of pragmatism and compassion.
— Napa Valley Register
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Jim Newton tells Brown's story, finding in it the seeds of possibility for an America that is truly great.
— LitHub
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This is a powerful and entertaining look at
California's one and only Jerry Brown. Newton gives the definitive account of
Jerry's life and of the times and state that produced him. Man of Tomorrow is
an important contribution to the history of California and the nation -- and an
especially important one today.
— Governor Gavin Newsom
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A quirky, brilliant iconoclast, Jerry Brown led California twice-four decades apart. Newton's engrossing retelling of Brown's remarkable career and the history he lived and shaped is a must read for students of politics!
— David Axelrod, author of Believer: My Forty Years in Politics
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In his splendid and fascinating book, Man of Tomorrow, Newton deftly traces the myriad reasons for Brown's stumbles and successes against the background of California's changing political demography. Brown gave the author exceptional access and Newton has responded with a revealing portrait of him and an important commentary on California. Whatever readers think of Brown, they will leave this book feeling that they know this hitherto enigmatic politician. That's quite an accomplishment.
— Lou Cannon, author ofGovernor Reagan and President Reagan
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Jerry Brown is one of
the most intriguing and misunderstood figures in American history. To follow
the man who was known as Governor Moonbeam and Linda Ronstadt's boyfriend-but
who was also the savvy pol who saved the state of California-is a strange and
fascinating trip. There is no better guide than Jim Newton, a vivid and
insightful writer who knows his subject cold.
— Evan Thomas, authorof Robert Kennedy: His Life and First: Sandra Day O'Connor
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Jim Newton does an
excellent job weaving California's modern history with the legacy of Jerry Brown,
its longest-serving governor. His book captures the complexities of a man who
is both a bold visionary and a practical leader, someone who transformed
California into the model for fighting climate change while building the
fifth-largest economy in the world.
— U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
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In Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown, Jim Newton captures how the story of California parallels with the story of Jerry Brown. Whether it was the movements for worker rights, fair elections, the environment, or the importance of balanced budgets-Jerry gave Californians a steady hand of leadership through times that shaped California into the state we have today.
— U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, author of The Truths We Hold