I had the good fortune to spend a bit of time with Mr. Heiskell, and, certainly, he is a generous, accomplished, and fascinating man. In so many respects, he represents the best of his era and his city, and this book tells the story with elegance and grace.

I worked at Time Inc. from 1979 to 1996, and witnessed the end of the management era over which Mr. Heiskell reigned. The book accurately captures the politics of the profound changes that took place in the few years prior to, and during, my tenure. The most fascinating accounts of Time Inc. are of the earlier days, of which we have broad access to the creative thinking that was at work shaping the editorial products, and building the business into the empire that finally succumbed to the worst temptations of capitalism.