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Decision Points
- Narrated by: George W. Bush
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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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 listeners 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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- Anonymous User
- 2018-10-24
A candid take on perhaps one of the most consequential and controversial periods in American history
A surprisingly satisfying read for someone who has rarely seen George W. Bush in a positive light. The reader can either take President Bush at face value in this particularly candid look at the most consequential decisions of his presidency, or chalk this up to another one of his deeply malevolent distortions of the truth. Assuming one has the capacity for rational reflection, Decision Points paints the most charitable picture of the Bush presidency in light of the President’s own recollection of his thinking at the time. In my view, historians ought to take this book seriously in their assessment of the Bush presidency, inasmuch as this represents the best possible interpretation of the events discussed. In the end, if Bush’s account is an accurate representation of what actually happened, his being considered one of the worst presidents in American history deserves an immediate and thorough reconsideration.
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- Tiffany Harrison
- 2020-07-16
Fascinating to listen too in 2020
George "Dubya" Bush sums it all up perfectly in the epilog: time has a funny side effect of repainting the outlook on past leaders. It was weird to grow up watching Bush be constantly lambasted as The Worst President in USA History™, a Stupid Dumbass™, with smashcut clips of "Dubyaisms" consisting of flubs, gaffs, moments of forgetfulness, and of course the rise of government "cover up" and puppeteering conspiracies around 9/11. Fast forward to 2019, and Bush gets applause when he makes the odd appearances. Usually to promote his paintings, but everyone wants to hear what 41 thinks of 43 and 45. Bush is seen as "endearing" now, a leader of a era now surpassed by a former follow-up democratic office. Bush could host SNL today to rounding applause. I bought this book when it first dropped. I had to know what was going on in Bush's mind during 9/11 at the school. That's all I wanted to know. However I'm not so much of a reader of long form novels so it was hard to get through. Thankfully, this audiobook exists and I could indulge this way. The presentation feels more genuine coming from the mouth of Bush himself. It's not the liveliest of reads, but it doesn't matter, you're hearing Bush read his own Book, recounting his moments amid one of the most important moments in US history. It commands respect, each time, he recounts with a sobering tone where he went wrong, acknowledges the ridicule, and gives his side of each decision point, with detailed rationale and the names that emboldened and stonewalled him. The book paints me a picture of a man deeply interested in protecting his countrypeople, and in doing so lead the USA on a "Freedom Crusade" as a consequence of and in service of accomplishing that goal. The book paints the man as a person who has an incredibly thick skin to ridicule and criticism, and understands that it's simply "part of the job" and can still make room to make fun of himself. I may not have respected Bush too much during his time in office, and in several ways I still don't agree with his platforms. But I come away from this book with a much better understanding of where he was at, why he did things, and can respect a person who can self reflect like this. It's such a stark contrast to 45, thinking about it almost makes your neck snap from the whiplash. I wish more past PM's and past Presidents wrote memoirs exactly like this, a retrospective on what went right and what went wrong from the personal perspective of the person in office. It's going to be hard to find a follow up this audiobook. Bravo.
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