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Framing the bush administration as a shakespearean tragedy, weisberg provides an intriguing interpretation of bush and his motivations thus far. Without further ado, below is the complete jenna bush hagers book club list, with short summaries and some personal thoughts about the books. How did a man of such evident flaws and limited abilities find himself in the position of the most powerful man in the world. Part armchair therapist and part literary critic, we. Jacob weisberg explores the whole bush story, distilling all that has been previously written about bush into a defining portrait and illuminating the fateful choices and key decisions that led george w.
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Bush to examine the political wreckage of a period in americas history rapidly drawing to a close. He roams the country long after the conflict is over, finding solace in the arms of soiled doves and at the bottom of whiskey bottles. By jamie stiehm, opinion contributor april 9, 2012. Jacob weisbergs the bush tragedy suggests that behind the follies and foibles of the american president lies an altogether more tragic and. In 1999, herskowitz, a wellregarded texas ghostwriter, was hired to draft george w. The editorinchief of slate group says what is charming about bush is his wit and. Weisberg uses a shakespearean quote to begin each chapter. Weisberg writes in the bush tragedy, has been driven since childhood by a need to differentiate himself from his father, to challenge, surpass and overcome him. How the supreme court undermined the constitution and chose our president 2001, isbn 156025355x. Weisberg gives the tragedy a historical and literary frame, comparing bush not just to previous american leaders, but also to shakespeares prince hal, who rises from neerdowell youth to become the warrior king henry v. The bush tragedy paperback politics and prose bookstore.
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