Facts Are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade Without a Name - Tapa dura

"Facts Are Subversive covers a decade of upheaval, disaster and disillusionment, in Iraq, in Washington and elsewhere. It's remarkable how sane and wise Garton Ash remains, even in the heat of events...This grounding in the solid world helps explain how Garton Ash has been able to remain that rare and essential thing, a reasonable man."--George Packer, New York Time Book Review--George Packer "New York Times Book Review "

"A gifted and knowledgeable writer. . . . His aim is to . . . address some of the defining issues of the era in which we live, and yet show how difficult it is, ultimately, to define this decade."--John Gray, New Statesman-- (04/29/2010)

"His powers of observation and analysis and his sense of history in the making, combined with a generous humor and a knack for epigrams and zingers, make his essays both a pleasure and a revelation to read. Taken together they are a magisterial comment on a decade of rising non-Western powers, global warming, the crisis of capitalism, apparent US decline, and the somnambulism of Europe."--Brian Urquhart, The New York Review of Books-- (03/22/2011)

"If you want to know how important something really is, you have to look a little bit further than just its surface appearance. This is exactly what Ash has been doing for decades... the range of Ash's interests is remarkable... The result is a little like taking a whistle stop tour of the world in the presence of a seasoned and erudite companion who never gets over excited, but is full of shrewd and well-judged observations. ... the best articles, however, both get to the hearts of theri subjects and leave you wanting to know more--always a good sign."--Andrew Lynch, Sunday Business Post-- (12/10/2009)

"These essays aid in understanding dynamic and complex issues without dogma attached."--Library Journal--Library Journal

"[Timothy Garton Ash] knows his history and literature, and he combines reportage with passionate political commitment." --Foreign Affairs--Foreign Affairs

"[Timothy Garton Ash's] forte is the exceptionally well-informed, vivid account of the personal, cultural and geopolitical elements at work at a moment of political decision in a country most of his readers previously knew little about... His virtuosity is frequently on display in this collection."--The Nation--The Nation