Book Description: In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.
My Review: President George W. Bush is one of my favorite presidents. I love his family! The dignity of his wife, Laura, and his daughters are the epitome of southern ladies.
As I began reading Decision Points I realized what a great responsibility our president has. Not only because he runs our country but because he also has family to "run."
At the very end of the book on page 476 George W. Bush writes, "The day after I left office, I started writing this book. Working on it has been a great opportunity for reflection..." I found this interesting because it seems that George Bush wanted to capture and not forget any part of his presidency. I like that!
In this memoir he writes about the Lazarus Effect on page 333. if you've read the Bible you know that Lazarus was a dead man, raised again to life by Jesus. In this chapter George Bush writes about meeting and talking with an AIDS support organization, TASO, Mohamad in Entebe, Uganda. "The patients there reaffirmed my conviction that every life has dignity and value, because every person the mark of the Almighty God." This one sentence out of the whole book sums up why I think that George W. Bush was one of our greatest presidents . . . he saw value in every human.
He also writes about 911, about the war, about the terrible toll this attack took on our country and he writes about his feelings through it all.
As I was reading this memoir I realized what a great man of integrity and faith George W. Bush is! He gave some of his best years for our country and he made some very hard decisions .... Decision Points is a grandtastic book....not just a memoir but a testimony of a great person.
Thank George W. Bush for your leadership and for writing a book for future generations.
*This book was provided for review by Waterbrook/Multnomah*
GEORGE W. BUSH is the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001-2009. He previously served as Governor of Texas. He now lives in Dallas, where he founded the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University.
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