W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty Elizabeth Mitchell

Amazon.comThe premise of Elizabeth Mitchell"s W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty is that if you want to understand George W. Bush, you must look at his parents--especially his father. So, it makes sense that Mitchell"s book is as much about former President Bush as it is about his son. Mitchell, a former executive editor of George magazine, clearly believes that pleasing his father has been the driving force in George W."s life, leading him to follow in his father"s footsteps almost stride for stride--to Andover, Yale, the oil business, politics, and a run for the presidency. An Andover friend of George W. told Mitchell that he has been resolutely trying "to live up to his father"s achievements" his entire life. And that hasn"t always proved easy, particularly in school, where George W. excelled in social pursuits rather than academics. "It"s the first son syndrome," Mitchell quotes another friend. "You want to live up to the very high expectations set by your father, but at the same time you want to go your own way, so you end up going kicking and screaming down the exact path your father made." His mother, Barbara, even said in an interview that George W. and Jeb"s decisions to enter politics "sort of vindicates our life," touching on a recurring theme in the book. "George W. would love to avenge his father"s defeat," Mitchell writes. "To some, his political interest seemed ignited less by passion for the issues than by revenge." Full of rich detail and telling anecdotes, W is an important look at a dynasty in waiting. --Linda Killian Book DescriptionJournalist Elizabeth Mitchell discusses the high and low points of George W. Bush"s life and political career. With a new, up-to-date chapter on the 2000 election, the post-September 11th presidency, and the war in Iraq, W offers both in-depth and current analysis of the most powerful man in the world. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty (Elizabeth Mitchell)