Kissinger: A Biography

Name: Kissinger: A Biography
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Rating: 4.4 (780 reviews)
Author: Walter Isaacson

by Walter Isaacson

Biography Memoir

4.4 (780)

4.4 stars from 780 reviews. Top 92% of Biography Memoir books we track.

893 pages~14.9 hr readPublished by Simon & Schuster PaperbacksPublished 1992-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're interested in 20th century history and want to understand how key decisions in Vietnam, China, and the Middle East actually got made.
You enjoy meticulous biographies that dig into a subject's psychology and show how personal ambition drives geopolitical choices.
You appreciate Walter Isaacson's gift for making complex figures human without losing the historical stakes.

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You're looking for a takedown of Kissinger's foreign policy record. Isaacson presents a nuanced portrait, not a polemic.
You prefer narrative-driven biographies that move quickly. This is a thoroughly researched 893-page deep dive.
You want a book focused solely on Kissinger's diplomatic achievements rather than his full life story.

About this book

Walter Isaacson's biography examines Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the lasting influence of his ideas. By 1973, when Kissinger became secretary of state, Gallup polling showed him as the most admired person in America, though he was simultaneously criticized by liberal intellectuals and conservative activists. The biography explores how Kissinger's personality shaped his approach to foreign policy. Isaacson conducted extensive interviews with Kissinger and 150 other sources, including US presidents and business clients, and drew on Kissinger's private papers and classified memos. The narrative traces Kissinger's life from his childhood as a persecuted Jew in Nazi Germany, through his relationship with Richard Nixon, to his later work as a business consultant.

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Currently 4.4★ from 780 reviews

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