Barbara Bush : A Memoir
by Barbara Bush
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World Transformed
by Brent Scowcroft, George H. W. Bush
George Bush's term as President occurred during a watershed era for
international politics. In fact, so many major events took place on his
watch that he limits A World Transformed to the years 1989 to 1991, in
which the massacre at Tiananmen Square, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the
disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the Persian Gulf War held center
stage. Though some will claim that this narrow focus only confirms Bush's
disproportionate interest in foreign rather than domestic affairs, the
events in question certainly warrant a book of their own. Perhaps anticipating
such a response, Bush hints in the introduction that further memoirs are
in the works.
A World Transformed is divided into three voices: Bush, his coauthor
and former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, and the collective
"we" of the National Security Council (supplying vital background information
and a wider view of the events discussed). Overall, this formula works--Bush's
tone is particularly warm and chatty, his narrative peppered with telling
anecdotes that reveal the personalities and emotions behind the bold-faced
headlines. His remarks are mostly to the point, gratifyingly lucid, and
often compelling. Diary excerpts supply many memorable insights, if few
truly shocking revelations. For instance, at the end of the Persian Gulf
War, he wrote: "Isn't it a marvelous thing that this little country will
be liberated.... The big news, of course, is this high performance of our
troops--the wonderful job they've done; the conviction that we're right
and the others are wrong. We're doing something decent, and we're doing
something good; and Vietnam will soon be behind us.... It's surprising
how much I dwell on the end of the Vietnam syndrome."
In describing his interaction with other world leaders, Bush emerges
as a skillful negotiator and statesman, fostering a personal, first-name-basis
style of diplomacy that proved especially effective with Mikhail Gorbachev
and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Scowcroft, the consummate support man
and workaholic, focuses more on the nuts and bolts, balancing out their
presentation of how crises are dealt with at the highest level. --Shawn
Carkonen - Amazon.com
Paperback - 624 pages 1 Vintage edition (September 1999)
Vintage Books; ISBN: 0679752595
George
Bush (Encyclopedia of Presidents)
by Zachary Kent
Reading level: Ages 9-12
School & Library Binding - 100 pages (November 1989)
Children's Press; ISBN: 0516013742
George
Herbert Walker Bush : A Photographic Profile
by David Valdez (Photographer)
Hardcover - 168 pages 1 Ed edition (November 1997)
Texas A&M University Press; ISBN: 0890967792
The
Immaculate Deception : The Bush Crime Family Exposed
by Russell S. Bowen
This is perhaps the most shocking book written this century about treason
committed by the highest leaders within the U.S. Government. This disturbing
and thought provoking expose, which few Americans know about, shows the
truth about the drug running activities on behalf of the "secret government".
You will learn about the unsavory past of George Bush and his family, as
well as the uncrupulous activities in which he has been involved. Amazon.com
The author is a retired Brigadier General who held a position with
the Office of Security Services (OSS).
Paperback (August 1992)
America West Pub; ISBN: 0922356807
Barry & 'the Boys' : The CIA, the Mob and America's Secret History
by Daniel Hopsicker
This is the story of Barry Seal, the biggest drug smuggler in American
history, who died in a hail of bullets with George Bush's private phone
number in his wallet...
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The Best, George Bush: My Life and Other Writings
by George H. W. Bush (Preface)
Hardcover - 640 pages 1 edition (October 5, 1999)
Scribner; ISBN: 068483958X
The
Bush Presidency : Ten Intimate Perspectives of George Bush
(Portraits of American Presidents, Vol 10)
Kenneth W. Thompson(Editor)
Paperback / Published 1997
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