GEORGE W. BUSH

"Decision Points" is the extraordinary memoir of Americas 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 Governors Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after Americas 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.

"Decision Points" is the extraordinary memoir of Americas 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 Governors Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after Americas 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.

Nunca desde los tiempos de John Quincy Adams y John Adams en la Casa Blanca hace 190 años han sido padre e hijo presidentes de los Estados Unidos. En 41: un retrato de mi padre, George W. Bush el presidente numero 43, nos guia a lo largo de la vida y el liderazgo de su padre, George H.W. Bush, el presidente numero 41. Intimo y conmovedor, 41 es un libro que solo un hijo y tambien presidente podia escribir. La vida de George H.W. Bush es una gran historia americana. A raiz del ataque a Pearl Harbor y contra los deseos de su padre, pospuso sus estudios para pilotar en las fuerzas armadas durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tras varias misiones en el Pacifico, regreso a Estados Unidos donde se caso con Barbara Pierce, la mujer que tanta influencia tendria sobre padre e hijo. Tras una exitosa carrera en Wall Street, su espiritu aventurero hizo que la joven familia se trasladara a Texas. Recordando su niñez en Midland, Texas, George W. Bush explora como su padre desarrollo su instinto, su capacidad para las relaciones personales, y su habilidad para arriesgar al tiempo que triunfaba en el mundo del petroleo primero y en politica despues. George W. Bush describe las extraordinarias tres decadas de su padre en la politica en el Congreso primero, mas tarde como embajador, director de la CIA, vicepresidente bajo Ronald Reagan y finalmente presidente de los Estados Unidos en 1988. Pero mas que una biografia, 41 nos ofrece las lecciones que un hijo aprendio del hombre al que admira y adora. George W. Bush reflexiona sobre la influencia que su padre tuvo en su vida tanto personal como politica, y revela como el apoyo constante y silencioso de su padre lo ayudo en los momentos mas dificiles. George H.W. Bush fue uno de los politicos mas influyentes norteamericano del siglo XX, y uno de los hombres de estado mas queridos del siglo XXI. 41 es un emotivo tributo a un inspirador padre y a un gran estadounidense.

CONHEÇA A VIDA DE UM GRANDE ESTADISTA, CUJAS DECISÕES INFLUENCIARAM UMA PODEROSA NAÇÃO Nessa franca e envolvente prestação de contas, o ex-presidente George W. Bush descreve as decisões críticas que