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"An intelligent reader will conclude from this meticulous and sober investigation that the makers of these behemoths have exploited a lucrative market of self-regarding urban and suburban consumers who care not a whit that by driving such menacing and wasteful machines they are committing a horrendously antisocial act." -The Atlantic Monthly

"Detroit's top auto executives, plus legions of Explorer, Grand Cherokee, Durango, Navigator, and Tahoe owners, will be squirming-and probably fuming-over publication . . . [of] High and Mighty." -Detroit Free Press

"Thoroughly researched, superbly readable. . . . A tribute to what one hard-nosed investigative reporter can pull off, regardless of auto-industry promotion of an alternate reality." -Philadelphia Inquirer

"Damned if Bradsher doesn't make a point. In fact a fusillade of points, wounding enough to get his book banned in Michigan. It isn't so much that the average SUV is underengineered, inept, unsafe, polluting, fuel-guzzling and sociopathically aggressive . . . as that it's so knowingly, cynically, avoidably so . . . [A] sobering, infuriating, necessary book." -The New York Times Book Review

"Dazzling. . . . Bradsher writes with knowledge and confidence. His book is a masterpiece of its kind, splendidly combining reporting, analysis and indignation. It belongs on the same shelf as Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed and Ida Tarbell's The History of Standard Oil, chronicles of the dangerous interaction of corporate perfidy and regulatory breakdown. High and Mighty tells us more than we may care to know about how government malfunctions, and about the more disturbing aspects of the American cult of driving. . . . Bradsher's terrific book provides incredible and ominous detail on the risks that SUVs and pickups pose to other drivers, and the extent to which automakers knew the dangers and covered them up." -The New Republic

"This is one of the best books on American politics I have read recently, although it's supposed to be about cars. . . . Marvelously told. . . . How [the auto market] came undone is Keith Bradsher's menacing story, and I think he has it cold." -The New York Times

"It's the juicy background stories that make this an interesting book. . . . It's a good read that is packed with valuable information, and anyone who thinks they need an SUV-no matter what the reason-would benefit from reading it." -Motor Age

"Superb for many reasons, but above all because it studies the rise of the SUV from inside the auto-industrial complex itself. . . . Fascinating historical material is presented with narrative panache. . . . Every engaged citizen of our perishable republic ought to read this book." -Newsday

"Not since Ralph Nader's Unsafe at Any Speed has there been such a critical look at the U.S. auto industry, or one that is more timely." -Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"An expose in the best tradition. Keith Bradsher takes a phenomenon we all think we're familiar with-and then explains its hidden history and startling consequences in eye-opening ways. Anyone who has an SUV in the family or who faces SUVs on the road will want to know what's in this book." -James Fallows

"Reveals not just the get-the-profits-up-at-any-cost excesses of the auto industry, but the craven behavior of Washington that surrenders its regulatory oversight, the true safety menace these truck pose, and even the cowardly silence of environmentalists. Who speaks for consumers? This eloquent, painstakingly reported book does. It is a shout that must be heard." -Ken Auletta

"Bradsher tells the gripping, sordid story of the domestic auto industry's callousness, cover-up, deception, and greed. . . . A siren call to motorists to protect their families, pocketbooks, and environment, and buy all-around better cars." -Ralph Nader