A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future

“An exceptionally informative, candid, evenhanded description of the congressional process.” –“Choice” “Mr Kaiser depicts the gruesome business of legislating in the wickedly honest fashion only a journalistic veteran, liberated from the restraints imposed on daily reporters, could get away with…[he] names names and spares no one.”–“The Wall Street Journal” “Like [Robert] Caro, Kaiser has a gift for writing a legislative page-turner…This should be a book on every informed voter’s reading list.”–“New York Journal of Books” “If you want to know how Washington really works, read this book. It’s the ultimate inside story of a major piece of legislation that will affect the way the country does business for decades to come. Robert G. Kaiser, who knows the terrain like few others, was given unique access to the key players as they pasted this complicated package together. Kaiser shows us the personalities, the politics, and the process.” -Cokie Roberts, political commentator, NPR and ABC News “It’s wonderful to read a story about how Congress can actually get something done. This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes tale of how an important bill became law. It’s a book we really need now.” -Walter Isaacson, author of “Steve Jobs” “Kaiser writes with the clarity of a world-class journalist, the depth of a scholar, and the evocative style of a novelist. His latest book about Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and financial reform is a master class in understanding the modern Congress.” -David Maraniss, author of “Barack Obama: The Story” “Robert Kaiser knows so much about how Congress works, and writes so well about it, it makes me–as a former legislator–both uneasy and grateful. He spots our limitations but leaves every reader with a much better understanding of ‘America’s least understood important institution.’” –Lee H. Hamilton, former member of the House of Representatives “Robert G. Kaiser’s “Ac

Robert Blair Kaiser spent ten years in the Society of Jesus (but was not ordained) before turning to journalism. He worked for the “Arizona Republic,” “The New York Times,” and CBS (for whom he covered Vatican II), and is the author of ten books including “Clerical Error,” “The Politics of Sex and Religion,” and “Pope, Council, and World,” He is the co-author of “Jubilee 2000,” a prize-winning musical comedy celebrating 2,000 years of Christianity, and the editor of an online journal of religion and culture, JustGoodCompany.com. He covered the recent papal conclave for “Newsweek,” “Newsday,” a

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