It is a splendid book for someone who lives in the both worlds of politics and writing , theorizing and wondering about it. Where, in Egypt. It happened that I was reading the book immediately after Obama memoir and in company of Amre Musa second volume: My Book. The richest and the most live and reflecting on times was the one about Baker . Luckily I have been a student of Henry Kissinger. Putting both in mind all the time made the story lively and illuminating. How politics could be run is the question of all times that make me go for greatness or for a big downfall. I am writing this while watching before the trial of Donald Trump. The book, the memoir, and the trial tell a lot about the American story : past and present. What will be in the future is story that will be told by other wonderful authors.