David Horowitz has written a book that will be cited and remembered for many years to come. His journey from Communist Children's Camp to a successful career in new left journalism to a prominent role as a conservative strategist is fascinating. More importantly, he puts the entire radical movement of the sixties into perspective by pointing out that ending the draft sucked the life out of the revolution. What appeared to be high-minded idealism turned out to be mainly fear of getting shot in a jungle war."Radical Son" isn't in a league with "Witness" by Whittaker Chambers as a great political life story, but it approaches it. Not only do we get the benefit of Horowitz's unique experience as a top player on both sides of the political fence, we also get to learn from his family life, which is instructive. Pick it up and trade the illusions for the reality.