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First lady laura bush made three trips to afghanistan to underscore americas commitment to this work. In this memoir of his presidency, president george w. Decision points is the extraordinary memoir of americas 43rd president. Jun 01, 2011 the gerald r ford foundation presents george w. In this candid and gripping account, president george w. Bushs memoir decision points could well have been titled the decider decides.

Bush as a line of fashion accessories or a perfume does to the movie star that bears its name. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read decision points. It is a book that is part spin, part mea culpa, part family scrapbook, part self conscious effort to reshape his political legacy. President bush and president karzai established the u. Rather, he attempts to give the reader an idea of what he was thinking and feeling when he made some of his most important decisions. Sadly, those individuals will never read decision points, unless they really want to know the truth.

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Nov 12, 2010 for the best summary of what made his illstarred presidency tick, you must persevere almost to the end of this tome of breezy selfjustification. It was released on november 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. Buy a cheap copy of decision points book by george w. Perhaps wistfully, bush points out that truman left office deeply unpopular, with his ratings in the 20s. Nov 09, 2010 decision points enhanced edition ebook written by george w. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the world and. In the book, bush never stops to wonder if, maybe, his team should have spent more time focusing on alqaeda before sept. Alastair campbell lays down a challenge for guardian readers to reconsider the legacy of george bush. Decision points is a very personal book by a very controversial president.

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Booze, he says, was making him selfish, closing his eyes. His father and ronald reagan are also major influences, as are roosevelt and truman. I think people of all political stripes should read it. Ford presidential foundation fosters increased awareness of the life. Nov, 2010 for bush, this religiouspolitical ethic stems from the first decision described in the book the one he took at age 40 to stop drinking. Thats too bad because this book offers a candid look into the character of its author and a true behind the scenes look into the bush white house by none other than the president himself. Due to shipping costs and security concerns, we regret that it is not possible for president and mrs. It is a fascinating read, and our conversation covers some of the most interesting passages, including those. In this memoir, people are constantly breaking into. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its.

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