George H.W. Bush

جورج بوش

النظرة الحميمية والكاشفة إلى رجل من أهم الشخصيات العامة في أمريكا رغم تحفظ جورج بوش أمام الجمهور فإنه يطلعنا بصراحة على أفكاره الخاصة من خلال مراسلاته طوال حياته ولما كان الرئيس السابق لم يخطط لكتابة سيرته الذاتية ، فإن مجموعة رسائله ومواد يومياته ومذكراته مع تعليقاته المرافقة تملأ لحسن الحظ ذلك الفراغ . يبدأ الكتاب المرتب بتتابع زمني برسائل بوش إلى والديه في أثناء الحرب العالمية الثانية عندما كان في الثامنة عشرة من عمره ، اي عندما كان عسكريا في ذلك الوقت وكان أصغر طيار في البحرية وسوف يطلع القراء بعمق على المراحل المهمة في مسيرة بوش المهنية ، صناعة الالنفط ، فترتان في الكونغرس ، عمله كسفير في الأمم المتحدة ، وخدمته مبعوثاً إلى الصين ، وتوليه منصب إدراة المخابرات المركزية ، كما سيطلعون بالطبع على خدمته نائبا للرئيس ، ثم رئيساً للبلاد ، وأخيراً فترة ما بعد الرئاسة يقول المؤلف في مقدمته : (( وهكذا ، فإن ما بين أيدينا هنا هي رسائل من الماضي والحاضر . رسائل خفيفة ومسلية كما أتمنى . رسائل كتبت عندما كان قلبي مثقلا أو مفعما بالسعادة . رسائل غريبة . رسائل مقلقة وممتعة .. جميعها تعبر عن خفقة قلب . )) العبيكان للنشر 2002

All the Best , George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings

مع أطيب التمنيات حياتي في رسائل وكتابات أخرى جورج بوش الأب

Former President George H.W. Bush, revealed through his letters and writings from 1941 to 2010, is “worth its weight in gold…a valuable update of the life of an honorable American leader” (The Washington Post). “Who knew that beneath George Bush’s buttoned-up propriety pulsed the warm heart of a prolific and occasionally poetic writer with a wacky sense of humor?” (People) Though reticent in public, George Bush openly shared his private thoughts in correspondence throughout his life. This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos is the closest we’ll ever get to his autobiography. Organized chronologically, readers will gain insights into Bush’s career highlights—the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the UN, his service as an envoy to China, his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency, and of course, the vice presidency, the presidency, and the post-presidency. They will also observe a devoted husband, father, and American. Ranging from a love letter to Barbara and a letter to his mother about missing his daughter, Robin, after her death from leukemia to a letter to his children written just before the beginning of Desert Storm, this collection is remarkable for Bush’s candor, humor, and poignancy. “An unusual glimpse of the private thoughts of a public figure” (Newsweek), this revised edition includes new letters and photographs that highlight the Bush family’s enduring legacy, including letters that cover George W. Bush’s presidency, 9/11, Bush senior’s work with President Clinton to help the victims of natural disasters, and the meaning of friendship and family. All the Best, George Bush “will shed more light on the man’s personal character and public persona than any memoir or biography could” (Publishers Weekly).

My Life in Letters and Other Writings

All the Best, George Bush

Through the lens of more than forty speeches from his presidency, George H. W. Bush takes a special look back on the momentous global events of 1989-1992 -- the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the liberation of Kuwait, to name a few -- and reminisces about what it was like to be president through such unprecedented times. Choosing from among the hundreds of speeches he gave while in office, former president Bush selects those that meant the most to him and introduces each one with candid comments recalling the circumstances and events leading up to it. "Although now in hindsight it seems that the end results were almost preordained, at the time no one knew what would happen next. Nothing was 'inevitable' at all. We learned quickly that words mattered," he writes in the opening pages of Speaking of Freedom. Selections throughout the book bring back the fascinating times of Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, Václav Havel, and even Saddam Hussein -- when we watched as the idea of freedom seemed to spread all over the world. It was a stunning time in world history, and in these speeches the forty-first president observes it from his perspective as commander in chief, diplomat, politician, navy pilot, and grandfather. While many of the speeches deal with foreign affairs, others cover freedom's spread within the United States, including the signing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and the historic Clean Air Act of 1990. President Bush's voice comes across perhaps most clearly when he is calling young people to lead a life of meaning and adventure that results only from serving others. Showcasing President Bush's usual charm, self-deprecating wit, and sharp perception, these speeches mark the moments -- large and small -- that defined his presidency. Through his words that motivated people all around the world to become involved in ideas that were bigger than themselves, George H. W. Bush shows us what it means to be "speaking of freedom."

George H.W. Bush

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