A great book. At one point, Moses chaired or had seats on a dozen state and city agencies involved with capital projects--none of them elected positions. Under him, the Triboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Port of New York Authority had quasi-government powers (eminent domain, full faith and credit of New York State for bond issuance) without any accountability to the electorate. If he'd had his way, his "Lower New York Expressway" would have destroyed Greenwich Village and Chinatown. Thank goodness good people opposed him and were successful.