Last month our nation witnessed the final chapter of one of the most fascinating stories we have ever seen. Ted Kennedy was a lifelong statesman, a member of our most mythologized family, and a man with a troubled past. After the wealth of material that has been written about him and his family, True Compass, his memoir, allows us a glimpse of his life from his perspective. Whether or not you agreed with the man, his story will be an interesting read, both as a tale of one life and as a piece of our nation’s history.