“Bruce Knecht is my kind of reporter – a master story teller with a great eye for tales of our time. Grand Ambition is centered around the building of a huge yacht, but it is ultimately about our bipolar society–the rarefied lifestyles of the very very rich and the day-to-day realities of blue-collar laborers who have never worked indoors or been paid more than $20 an hour.”

– Tom Brokaw

“Reads like a novel of suspense and financial intrigue, proving that fact is often stranger and more unbelievable than fiction. A great read and a cautionary tale for all of us whose ambitions exceed our means.”

– Nelson DeMille