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Bush Tragedy: The Unmaking of a President
Jacob Weisberg
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Description for Bush Tragedy: The Unmaking of a President
Hardback. A character study of one of the presidents in American history. It analyses Bush, his idolisation of Ronald Reagan, and his devout Christianity. It also studies the language that he uses and is the starting point for a debate about undoing the damage wrought by him. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
The Bush Tragedy opens up the black box of the plane-crash presidency of George W. Bush to examine the political wreckage of a period in America's history rapidly drawing to a close. How did a man of such evident flaws and limited abilities find himself in the position of the most powerful man in the world? How and why did half of America fall for Bush before falling out with him? But this book is not a litany of Bush's misdeeds or a personal indictment. Amongst the wreckage of Bush 43 Jacob Weisberg finds a series of relationships: familial, personal, ... Read more
The Bush Tragedy opens up the black box of the plane-crash presidency of George W. Bush to examine the political wreckage of a period in America's history rapidly drawing to a close. How did a man of such evident flaws and limited abilities find himself in the position of the most powerful man in the world? How and why did half of America fall for Bush before falling out with him? But this book is not a litany of Bush's misdeeds or a personal indictment. Amongst the wreckage of Bush 43 Jacob Weisberg finds a series of relationships: familial, personal, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747593942
SKU
KNW0009781
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About Jacob Weisberg
Jacob Weisberg is editor of Slate.com, where he writes a weekly column about politics and currrent affairs, 'The Big Idea' . He was previously Slate's chief political correspondent. Before joining Slate in 1996, he wrote for magazines including the New Republic, Newsweek, and New York Magazine, and has also written for Vanity Fair and the New York Times ... Read more
Reviews for Bush Tragedy: The Unmaking of a President
"Political drama, family history and psychological insight in dazzling combination. If you read one book about George W. Bush and his presidency, this should be it." Malcolm Gladwell "Precisely because he does not think George W. Bush is a joke, Jacob Weisberg has been able to write a very witty and deeply penetrating profile of him." Christopher Hitchens ... Read more