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Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

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Paul Michael

25 Hours 10 Minutes

Random House (Audio)

November 2015

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “illuminating” (USA Today) biography, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of George Herbert Walker Bush.

“Destiny and Power reflects the qualities of both subject and biographer: judicious, balanced, deliberative, with a deep appreciation of history and the personalities who shape it.”—The New York Times Book Review

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Drawing on President Bush’s personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the forty-first president and his family, Meacham paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times. From the Oval Office to Camp David, from his study in the private quarters of the White House to Air Force One, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the first Gulf War to the end of Communism, Destiny and Power charts the thoughts, decisions, and emotions of a modern president who may have been the last of his kind. This is the human story of a man who was, like the nation he led, at once noble and flawed.

From the Pacific to the presidency, Destiny and Power charts the vicissitudes of the life of this quietly compelling American original. Meacham sheds new light on the rise of the right wing in the Republican Party, a shift that signaled the beginning of the end of the center in American politics. Destiny and Power is an affecting portrait of a man who, driven by destiny and by duty, forever sought, ultimately, to put the country first.

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  • Linda G.

    What a great book. So many things I never knew about what is clearly a great man and a great family.

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  • David R.

    Great history about President Bush and being able to know his thoughts

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  • Elliotte Fajardo

    Spectacular insight into a true Patriot and American Hero! Well written and narrated. If you are a Political Science Junkie, I highly recommend this book. God bless George Herbert Walker Bush.

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  • Jim Matheny

    Excellent book. Well written with just enough detail to provide insight into both people and events.

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  • Tait Arend

    A compelling book about and an extraordinary man. As a moderate, I long for the days when our politicians set ideology aside for the practical solutions of diplomacy, balance, and moderation. May future politicians follow in this man's footsteps.

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