.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 | Second Acts by Mark Updegrove, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters