christopher leonard was a busy man at the end of last week, taking reporters calls, wrote a couple of pieces for "the new york times" and four cnn business after the death of david. chris spent eight years immersed in oakland. the state of the place and the title of his new book. on the extraordinary business empire and putin's political network that was put together from their base some three hours in which debate over wichita. anybody have the chance to read the book yet? you won't understand that you will know immediately when you get into it what i am talking about. it's daunting when you pick it up. it is-74 pages and you get to the notes and the appendix and acknowledgments. but chris has written a 574 page page turner. as a former journalist, i am in all and even inspired by ldp researched this book is by the degree of detail is packed into it despite his limited access including the mastermind charles cook. yet it is so accessibly returned it is fascinating, dramatic in places, and at the top of the journalistic checklist, it's fair maybe more than some people would like. "new