...entertaining and illuminating...--The Washington Post...lively accounts...This engrossing book [is] Highly recommended for public libraries.--Library Journal...for those interested in the former presidents, this popular history will do the trick.-- Publishers Weekly...revealing in detail and context--Kirkus Reviews Mark K. Updegrove's Second Acts is a smart and provocative look at the most exclusive club in America - ex-presidents. Highly recommended!-Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Tulane University