A memoir by biographer Robert Caro about the craft of biographical research and writing. He offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes-staggering lengths to which he has gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the art and craft of non-fiction writing.

Turn every page --Robert Moses : The city-shaper -- Carbon footprint -- Sanctum sanctorum for writers -- Lyndon Johnson : LBJA -- "Why cant you do a biography of Napoleon?" -- Interviewing : "I lied under oath" : Luis Salas -- "Hell no, he's not dead" : Vernon Whiteside -- "It's all there in black and white" : Ella So Relle -- "I wanted to be a citizen" : Margaret and David Frost -- "My eyes were just out on stems" : Lady Bird Johnson -- Tricks of the trade -- A sense of place -- Two songs -- The Paris Review interview.