Reply #7: The second one is better overall I think, [View All]

[Julien Sorel]

but the first one gives you a better view of the person himself, as I suspect he wrote it before his political ambitions crystalized, and it was certainly written before 9/11, so you get a 'purer' glimpse into what Clark believes than I think you get in the second book. But the second one is a little more polished.

Since the second one builds on the first, I'd say read them in order. You can also get the first one pretty cheap in soft cover; whereas 'Winning' is currently hardcover only, and may not even be in wide release yet, so you can buy and read the first one, then wait for the softcover version of the second book.

Clark has a solid writing style, so he's fairly readable, but I like these kinds of books to begin with, so my own judgment is a little bit biased. ;-)