Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush
Draper, Robert
ISBN 10: 0743277287 ISBN 13: 9780743277280
Editorial: Free Press, 2007
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. N° de ref. del artículo BSM.158T9
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Dead Certain is a story told in six sections. Beginning with an immersion into Bush the nascent politician (entitled "Baptism"), we see in "Through Our Tears" a mandate-less new President evincing both collegiality and defensiveness as he pursues his conservative agenda. "Dark City On A Hill" describes the contentiousness that attends the roll-up to Iraq and the queasy slide from Mission Accomplished to the occupation of a broken nation.The final section, "A Laying On Of Hands," finds a once-swaggering presidency desperately moving from one gambit to another in an effort to right its sagging agenda, culminating in the 2006 midterm elections that decide the fate of a hobbled administration. Far from being a retelling of well-known events, Dead Certain plumbs both the natural drama and the behind-the-scenes granularity of George W. Bush's episodic presidency. It will be regarded as a classic, inside account of this troubled presidency.
Críticas: "Amazing...stunning." -- "New York Post" "Washington's hottest dinner-party book this autumn." -- "The Observer" (UK) "A fascinating look at both [the Bush] presidency and his personality." -- Brian Williams, "NBC Nightly News" "An intimate portrait of a White House racked by more infighting than is commonly portrayed." -- "The Washington Post" "A fascinating...book. What "Dead Certain" does very nimbly is give the reader an intimate sense of the president's personality and how it informs his decision making."- "The New York Times" "Draper is no apologist for the administration, and for Bush-bashers there are plenty of nuggets.... But the overall portrait sheds a humanizing light on a much-vilified president." -- "Los Angeles Times" "What Draper does with great skill in "Dead Certain" is debunk caricatures of George Bush, both positive and negative. In place of the dim-witted bogeyman of the left and the resolute hero of the right, Draper introduces a three-dimensional man full of contradictions." -- "Salon.com"
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Título: Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. ...
Editorial: Free Press
Año de publicación: 2007
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Condición: good