Praise

“Three Strides Before the Wire remains a strong contender with Seabiscuit down the backstretch.”
–Tom Wolfe on Three Strides Before the Wire

“I didn’t know about horse racing until I read Three Strides Before the Wire.”
–Norman Mailer on Three Strides Before the Wire

“A superb job [of] reporting . . . wonderfully privileged glimpses of a closed world . . . conveys the romance and harsh pathos of the sport.”
–Philip Lopate on Three Strides Before the Wire

“A well-reported, conventional biography that follows George W.’s relentless path toward recreating his dad’s achievement’s from Andover to Yale to the oil patch to politics to his presidential run.”
–New York Times Book Review on W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty

“Anyone seeking insight into George W. before his final chapter is written will find much to ponder in Mitchell’s presentation.”
–Publishers Weekly on W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty