America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story - Tapa dura

"Fascinating and thought provoking." -- Booklist (starred review)

"The book possesses a depth and a gravitas that belie the accessible text, attributable to the numerous authorities-religious and civic, historians, and others-interviewed for the book. -- Library Journal

"With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience. This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight."--Tony Horwitz

"This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick."--Simon Winchester

"Fascinating and thought provoking."--Booklist (starred review)

"What a smart, original, and deeply intriguing reflection on the role Moses played - yes, Moses - in U.S. history. America's Prophet is Bruce Feiler at his innovative best: compelling, sweeping and engaging. Highly recommended!"--Douglas Brinkley

"Penetrating and insightful. . . . Bruce Feiler's Dreaming Out Loud details the ins and outs of Nashville."--New York Times on Dreaming Out Loud

"Astunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions."--The New Yorker on Under the Big Top

This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick. --Simon Winchester"

With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience. This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight. --Tony Horwitz"

The best-selling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham uncovers the story of Moses's role in American history and how the biblical prophet can provide meaning in a time of national crisis, in a book that draws on thorough research and the author's travels. 200,000 first printing.