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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With astonishing reporting and gripping prose, Ronan Farrow tells the powerful story of the gutting of American diplomacy…
War on Peace is an indispensable and fascinating revelation of what diplomats actually do for our country and why undermining them is so dangerous. Farrow is a riveting storyteller with a great eye for colorful characters. This is one of the most important books of our time." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and professor of history, Tulane
"A masterpiece….The writing sparkles." -- Dan Simpson - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Lively writing, astute commentary, and plenty of great stories, laced through with passion and outrage." -- Rosa Brooks - Washington Post
"Will be required reading for generations to come. It is perhaps the most riveting and relatable book on foreign policy and diplomacy I have ever read." -- Martha Raddatz, ABC News chief global affairs correspondent
"A big rip-roaring argument about America giving up on diplomacy.... This book will make Ronan Farrow lots more enemies.... [H]e's got a bunch of new scoops." -- Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show
"Only someone as incisive and unflinching as Farrow could have written this book—and we should all be thankful that he did. A must-read." -- Ian Bremmer, editor-at-large, Time magazine
"His wry voice and storytelling take work that is often grueling and dull and make it seem…vividly human." -- Daniel Kurtz-Phelan - The New York Times Book Review
"A captivating insider account of the militarization of US foreign policy.... Farrow's book sometimes reads like a spy novel." -- Jonas Ecke - Global Policy Journal
"Dogged research and persuasive argument.... Farrow brings to his book astonishing access.... [He is] an indefatigable and imaginative reporter." -- David Shribman - Globe and Mail
"Has the United States turned its back on diplomacy, and on its diplomats? And if so, at what cost? Farrow makes a good case that we have, and that the cost will be high.... He captures extraordinarily well what the work of diplomacy means." -- Barbara K. Bodine - San Francisco Chronicle
