Dan Morain's 'Kamala's Way' is a biography of Kamala Harris that traces her rise from Oakland through the hierarchies of California politics to become the first woman and person of color to serve as Vice President. Morain, a longtime California journalist who has covered Harris for decades, draws on extensive interviews and reporting to examine both her achievements and the controversies that have dogged her career. The book follows Harris from her childhood as the daughter of immigrants, through her education at Howard University and UC Hastings, to her career as a prosecutor that saw her rise from deputy district attorney to California Attorney General. Morain examines the choices Harris made along the way, including prosecutorial decisions that have drawn criticism from criminal justice reformers and political calculations that have earned accusations of excessive ambition. He is neither hagiographer nor antagonist, presenting a complex portrait of a politician who has navigated racial, gender, and ideological crosscurrents with a survivor's pragmatism. Readers seeking to understand Harris beyond the partisan narratives that surround her will find detailed reporting from someone who has watched her career from its beginning.