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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931092
Fabric Type: 9780812978353
Fax Number: Reprint
Legal Disclaimer: 0812978358
Maximum Color Depth: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Metal Type: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 304
Total External Bays Free: October 14, 2008
Total Firewire Ports: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Parallel Ports: October 14, 2008
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Features:- ISBN13: 9780812978353
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This is the book that cracks the code of the Bush presidency. Unstintingly yet compassionately, and with no political ax to grind, Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg methodically and objectively examines the family and circle of advisers who played crucial parts in George W. Bush’s historic downfall.
In this revealing and defining portrait, Weisberg uncovers the “black box” from the crash of the Bush presidency. Using in-depth research, revealing analysis, and keen psychological acuity, Weisberg explores the whole Bush story. Distilling all that has been previously written about Bush into a defining portrait, he illuminates the fateful choices and key decisions that led George W., and thereby the country, into its current predicament. Weisberg gives the tragedy a historical and literary frame, comparing Bush not just to previous American leaders, but also to Shakespeare’s Prince Hal, who rises from ne’er-do-well youth to become the warrior king Henry V.
Here is the bitter and fascinating truth of the early years of the Bush dynasty, with never-before-revealed information about the conflict between the two patriarchs on George W.’s father’s side of the family–the one an upright pillar of the community, the other a rowdy playboy–and how that schism would later shape and twist the younger George Bush; his father, a hero of war, business, and Republican politics whose accomplishments George W. would attempt to copy and whose absences he would resent; his mother, Barbara, who suffered from insecurity, depression, and deep dissatisfaction with her role as housewife; and his younger brother Jeb, seen by his parents as steadier, stronger, and the son most likely to succeed.
Weisberg also anatomizes the replacement family Bush surrounded himself with in Washington, a group he thought could help him correct the mistakes he felt had destroyed his father’s presidency: Karl Rove, who led Bush astray by pursuing his own historical ambitions and transforming the president into a deeply polarizing figure; Dick Cheney, whose obsessive quest to restore presidential power and protect the country after 9/11 caused Bush and America to lose the world’s respect; and, finally, Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, who encouraged Bush’s foreign policy illusions and abetted his flight from reality.
Delving as no other biography has into Bush’s religious beliefs–which are presented as at once opportunistic and sincere–The Bush Tragedy is an essential work that is sure to become a standard reference for any future assessment. It is the most balanced and compelling account of a sitting president ever written.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Very infomative well written book about the Bush presidency. I learned a lot about what was going on in the George W. Bush administration, his family and also Richard Cheney. I would recommend this book to learn about the Bush adminstration, the family and George Bush, the man. Thank you.
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Though not a psychologist, Weisberg has created an excellent historical and psychological study of George W Bush. From his well known rivalry with his father, to his families less well known history of brashness, hotheadedness and proclivity for action over thought. Weisberg is a natural writer and it shows here. This is an enjoyable read, and anyone interested in the genealogical or psychological underpinnings for some of the former presidents actions will be well served by this book.
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So much promise and so much disappointment. So it goes as Kurt Vonnegutt would have said. A mistake that we are still paying for.
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Everyone who has any interest in politics should read this very educational book. You will learn what actually made the Bush administration do what it did and who the principal characters were doing the forced leadership.
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I had often wondered how a man like George W. Bush could have become the governor of Texas (where I live) and then President of the United States. Well, this book showed me how it could happen.
This book was a real eye-opener into the life of George W. Bush and the pressures he faced as the oldest child in a wealthy and extremely politically active family. Particularly interesting was the dynamic between the Bush/Walker sides of the family. When the author stated that Bush was more ... Read More
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