David Landau (Get this book) Economist Israel correspondent and former Haaretz editor in chief Landau offers a thorough, extremely candid description and assessment of the military and political lives of the controversial Sharon, who has been in a vegetative state since a massive stroke in 2006. The author does not focus so much on his personal life, though we learn about the accidental death of his son and his wife's succumbing to cancer. We also see the softening, leftish moves he made late in his career--moves that pleased many and infuriated others--especially the decision to close 21 settlements in Gaza in 2005. Splendid reporting, comprehensive research and probing analysis inform this unblinking view of a complicated man and a sanguinary geography.--Kirkus
