A Matter of Character
by Ronald Kessler
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Author: Ronald KesslerEdition: Paperback
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Published: 2004-12-22
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
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Summary: 3 Stars
Over the last 18 months, I have read at least one biography (and most often two or more) written on each American president. In doing so, I have learned that they are never unbiased.
Mr. Kessler's book certainly falls into this category. If you are looking for a book to help you like George W. Bush better, somehow to assuage the guilt you feel about disliking him so immensely, this is the book for you. It was successful in helping me see W in a more "presidential" light. Do I like him or his policies any better after reading the book? No. But I certainly appreciate his position, the decisions he was forced to make, and his decisiveness (he was the "Decider", after all).
Most of all, I appreciate that this book has been the only presidential biography to make me LAUGH OUT LOUD. This book was published in 2004; page 196, referring to the war in Iraq, says: "With the war over, the media began running a barrage of stories questioning the rationale for going to war".
"With the war over". I am still laughing. Tears running down my face.
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