NY Times Detroit bureau chief Keith Bradsher writes "High and Mighty SUVs: The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way

Reviewer Joseph Szczesny says book is less of an expose and more of a survey on SUVs' importance to automakers

Book is due for release soon

Book says insurance companies have shied away from higher premiums on SUVs, forcing drivers of cars to pay more

Charges companies overlook problem because best customers often drive SUVs

Bradsher argues Bob Lutz was leader in movement to make SUVs bigger, bolder and more deadly

Says Lutz pushed hard for developing Explorer while at Ford truck group in mid-1980s

Book says losing fight over fuel economy standards, shrewd outdoor marketing themes and lack of luxury tax helped SUV success

Book argues SUVs are not as safe as cars and states they are more prone to rollover and harder to drive

"The affluence of SUV owners and their political clout form a powerful combination that has made insurers loathe to raise rates." -- quote from "High and Mighty" by Keith Bradsher

"Lutz insisted on ever more powerful engines mounted in ever-taller SUVs and pickup trucks with ever more menacing front ends." -- quote from "High and Mighty"

"Get them up in the air and make them husky." -- quote attributed to Bob Lutz in book