Full name: The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty

Authors: Peter Schweizer, Rochelle Schweizer Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780385498647 0385498640

Based on hours of unprecedented interviews with members of the Bush family, The Bushes tells the inside story of the unique dynasty at the heart of American power. As well as laying out the secretive family’s inner workings, this intimate and fascinating group portrait probes into such sensitive matters as their dealings in the oil business, George W.’s turbulent youth, and Jeb’s likely run for the presidency in 2008.In this first full-scale biography, Peter and Rochelle Schweizer insightfully explore the secrets of the Bushes’ rise from obscurity to unprecedented influence. The family’s free-flowing, pragmatic, and opportunistic style consciously distinguishes them from previous political dynasties; they consider themselves the “un-Kennedys.” But with their abiding emphasis on loyalty and networking, the Bushes’ continuing success seems assured–making this book essential reading for anyone who cares about America’s future. Similar books: George Herbert Walker Bush by Tom Wicker Bush by Jean Edward Smith George and Laura by Christopher Andersen A Charge to Keep by George W. Bush The Family by Kitty Kelley All the Best, George Bush by George H. W. Bush Destiny and Power by Jon Meacham Dead Certain by Robert Draper President Reagan by Richard Reeves Nixon: Ruin and Recovery 1973-1990 by Stephen E. Ambrose First In His Class by David Maraniss Barack Obama by David Maraniss Flawed Giant by Robert Dallek A Matter of Character by Ronald Kessler LBJ by Randall Woods