President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life.
Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life.
In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings r...
President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life.
Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life.
In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor; at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq; and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century.
President Bush writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and relationship with his family.
A groundbreaking new brand of memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history – and the man at the center of events.
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George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.
刚看第一章,so far so good. 意外的发现中间的插图,居然没有一张和中国有关。。。其实从BUSH能有毅力成功戒酒,也能看出个人的personality. 我还是那句话,评价政治家,1-是否履行了对于选民的陈诺。这个是民主制中representative and accountability 的基本原则。2-是否坚持,实践,自己的政治信念。bandwagoning 是需要抵制的。也就是是...刚看第一章,so far so good. 意外的发现中间的插图,居然没有一张和中国有关。。。其实从BUSH能有毅力成功戒酒,也能看出个人的personality. 我还是那句话,评价政治家,1-是否履行了对于选民的陈诺。这个是民主制中representative and accountability 的基本原则。2-是否坚持,实践,自己的政治信念。bandwagoning 是需要抵制的。也就是是否是policy-entrepreneur。3-是否留下了policy/political legacy, 也就是到底有何业绩,政策也好,理念也好。(展开)
第一章 戒酒 1. 1975年到中国看望父母时的见闻。 2. 生了一对双胞胎女儿。唱耶鲁的战歌bulldog当摇篮曲。 3. 读圣经。——不明白为什么花这么大篇幅来讲。 Surrendering yourself to an Almighty is a challenge to the ego. 4. Bush在家宴上喝醉了,问父母的一位女性朋友,五...
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美国总统大选落下帷幕,奥巴马以微弱优势获得连任——Another four years to go. 不知怎么地想到了奥巴马的前任,小布什。去年5月读了他的回忆录Decision Points《抉择时刻》。本来是不会看的,因为深受我的导师朋友,美国律师马丁 (http://book.douban.com/doulist/562082/)...
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2 有用 一一 2014-07-18 15:43:52
为我那一段现在感觉恶心的感情,该死的,书都没还我。
0 有用 毛豆 2012-03-04 16:32:43
迈克摩尔不是很公道
0 有用 1thinc0 2013-04-07 15:49:34
前面写的很好,后面就有点凑字了,基本没有生僻的词,可能是考虑到了要让尽可能多的读者理解他
0 有用 Br.G 2011-03-01 08:57:28
ah, there's quite some solid reading i put in this book...甭管是不是ghostwriter所为,起码我读到了真挚。全书用的是布什提倡的plain language,无压力。。。决策背后的故事,对各国领导人的感受都很有意思。
0 有用 follett 2013-08-02 15:35:40
刚看第一章,so far so good. 意外的发现中间的插图,居然没有一张和中国有关。。。其实从BUSH能有毅力成功戒酒,也能看出个人的personality. 我还是那句话,评价政治家,1-是否履行了对于选民的陈诺。这个是民主制中representative and accountability 的基本原则。2-是否坚持,实践,自己的政治信念。bandwagoning 是需要抵制的。也就是是... 刚看第一章,so far so good. 意外的发现中间的插图,居然没有一张和中国有关。。。其实从BUSH能有毅力成功戒酒,也能看出个人的personality. 我还是那句话,评价政治家,1-是否履行了对于选民的陈诺。这个是民主制中representative and accountability 的基本原则。2-是否坚持,实践,自己的政治信念。bandwagoning 是需要抵制的。也就是是否是policy-entrepreneur。3-是否留下了policy/political legacy, 也就是到底有何业绩,政策也好,理念也好。 (展开)