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Decision Points
Oct 7, 2024 2:26 AM

Author:George W. Bush,George W. Bush

Decision Points

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 Harbour; 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 centre of events.

Reviews

Albert Jack is the man with the answers

—— Daily Express

A charming introduction to Benn's work

—— Socialist Review

Inspiring and tremendously moving

—— Good Book Guide

There is a passion in Benn's writing and speaking that far transcends the miserable aspirations of most contemporary politicians

—— Paul Foot , The Guardian

The strength of Hardy's writing is its honesty and keen observation. She tells it like it is. And sometimes it's heartbreakingly beautiful. At other times, the scene is bleak, but the writing is immediate...A book not just to read slowly, but to live slowly. Well done!

—— Outlookindia.com

In our age of unprecedented consumption and limited resources, our grannies can show us the way to a total lifestyle change

—— Irish Examiner

Illustrated throughout with jaunty, witty government posters... Nicol wants our latter-day green movement to look back and learn a thing or two from forgotten habits of the past'

—— Mary Blanche Ridge , The Tablet

Good old granny! Here's what she could teach today's throw-away society with its gas-guzzlers, bulging wardrobes and waistlines... When it comes to going green, our wartime grannies showed us the way

—— Unite

Get a copy...and find out what your war-time granny can teach you about going green

—— Irish Times

Charming and perceptive romp through the ration books... It is apparent that Nicol, whose words exude practical optimism, would have made a good Land Girl.

—— The Sunday Times

Illustrated throughout with jaunty, witty, government posters... Nicol wants our latter-day green movement to look back and learn a thing or two from forgotten habits of the past

—— The Tablet

Nostalgia drives this collection of Jack's journalism... Jack's backward-looking stance works best when he is exposing the vandalism of the past

—— Guardian

[Has] a meditative, often melancholy, quality that tells us a lot about what it's like to simply be in the Arctic...the author deftly weaves in some nicely crafted vignettes that illuminate various aspects of the Arctic experience

—— Jonathan Dore , Times Literary Supplement

It is the warmth and the honesty of the portraits that is Wheeler's forte

—— The Tablet

Wheeler is excellent company for the journey, with her observations on the consequences of our actions always well balanced and open-minded

—— Big Issue

Is an entertaining mix of popular science, history and reportage, wrapped up in some seriously fine writing

—— Katherine Hughes , The Mail on Sunday

Wonderful account of her journeys through the region

—— Simon Kuper , Financial Times

One of the greatest travel books of our times - poignant, funny, a delight to read

—— Christopher Hirst , The Independent

Her writing, while brilliantly evocative, is never overblown... If you are lucky you might get to travel in the Arctic yourself; if you don't, this book is the next best thing

—— Erica Wagner , The Times

A chilling and fascinating work

—— Guardian

Quite wonderful

—— Stephanie Cross , Daily Mail

Carries lightly a depth of research that gives alarming edge to Wheeler's engrossing

—— James Urquhart , Financial Times

It is a testament to the author's ability that the text never lurches into despondency- above all, this is a book that celebrates the inspiring endurance and colourful past of those who populate the area

—— Sebastian Clare , Irish Times

In its many-layered discoveries, the book is truly magnetic

—— Jane Knight , The Times
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