An amazing book. I have vague memories of the tv mini series made of this book (with Burt Lancaster as Simmons and Richard Crenna as Perot). I can recall my Dad telling me that Perot was the guy from the movie as he entered the 1992 presidential election. I can also recall Dana Carrey’s spot-on imitation of Perot from SNL. All of this made it a little tough to imagine that the Perot in this book was the same guy. To say that this book shatters that caricature of him would be an understatement.

Beyond that, this story is utterly amazing. I simply cannot fathom how something like this takes place and am in awe of those involved. Follett’s writing pulls you in quickly and at times it was tough to remember that you’re reading a true story rather than some random thriller. I highly recommend this book.