Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush
by Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose (Author)
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Examines the life of President George Bush's son and concludes that his success is due largely to his political vagueness.Tags
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A book by one of my favorite columnists, written during the 2000 presidential campaign, about George W. Bush and why he would be every bit as good for the country as he has been for the people of Texas, and that's why nobody should ever ever ever even think of him as being in public office in any capacity. Wry, funny, sharp, on the money.
Imperfectly structured but very interesting and well researched insight into the early Bush years and his initial election to President.
A pretty good primer for getting to know the Bushie.
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Molly Ivins is the former co-editor of The Texas Observer and the former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The New York Times.
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- Canonical title
- Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush
- People/Characters
- George W. Bush
- Important places
- Austin, Texas, USA
- First words
- Austin is a small town of half a million residents.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It's one of our greatest neighbors to the north.
Classifications
- Genres
- General Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 973.931092 — History & geography History of North America United States 1901- 2001- Administration of George W. Bush, 2001-2009
- LCC
- F391.4 .B87 .I95 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Texas
- BISAC
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- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.97)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 3
