“A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own - a reminder of paths tragically not taken, of idealism and cynicism - of how much the United Nations offered and could still offer. Essential reading for anyone interested in the origins and possibilities of our current global crisis.”
― Rory Stewart, author of Politics on the Edge

“Beautiful, gripping, and indispensable, this biography of the longest-serving United Nations secretary-general is also a reminder of almost forgotten aspirations for a postcolonial world beyond endless war and enduring hierarchy. The dreams revisited in this eye-opening and uplifting book have an enormous claim on the attention of Americans at a crossroads in their relation to global affairs.”
― Samuel Moyn, author of The Last Utopia

“A beautifully written biography about a man who led the UN through a time of great turbulence, risk and uncertainty. Important reading at any time in history; essential in the world of today.”
― Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads