Decision Points

By: George W. Bush

Narrated by: George W. Bush

Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life.

Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 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 listeners inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor; 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 center of events.

©2010 George W. Bush (P)2010 Random House

History through the voice of its maker.

Excellent book detailing the critical decisions made by #43, narrated by the man himself. Well done.

Fantastic!

43 gives life to his presidency. Remarkable account of crucial junctures in our recent history.

Great Book

It was so nice to hear him tell his story instead of someone else. I enjoyed the entire book, I recommend it to people who enjoyed GW as well as those who did not, but would like to hear his side of things.

Great Dive Into Bush's Decisions

I loved the dive into why Bush made some of the greatest decisions he did.

Clarifying

I gathered from this autobiography that President Bush made a number of decisions based on the best information he had at the time, and suffered through the criticism and unpopularity that followed. Nobody can covet the job he had to do in leading the nation through catastrophic crisis after crisis.

MY PRESIDENT

You will forever be my favorite President. You made me feel safe no matter what wolf was knocking on the door of our country.

A Limlted but necessary memoir

The book is a limited memoir focusing on key decisions that President Bush made while in the White House. It is not a full memoir or complete history of his presidency or how he got there. I had for more day to day, behind the scenes insight. While I did not fully get what I was looking for, the book has its merits.

For insight into specific decision points (middle east peace, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, financial crisis, etc.) it is refreshing to get some insight from the central figure in those events. For this I found the book intriguing. A fine example of this is the handling of the Katrina aftermath. I learned some things from the book that were not readily made known by the media.

Ultimately, I believe that historians will be kinder to President's Bush's presidency than the popular media was in 2009. I believe he will have his renaissance, just as Truman, Nixon and Reagan did. This book is the first salvo to that end.

Great book, even for non-Bush fans

This book was meaty and interesting. I've never been a big Bush fan, but hearing his logic behind his past decisions was interesting. Love him or hate him, this book is worth a credit.

loved hearing it straight from the source!

I loved hearing the reasons behind the major decisions made throughout his presidency. Recommend it to followers of politics.

Outstanding

George Bush narrates this book about the major decisions of his presidency. It is captivating to hear in the President's own voice how he weighed each decision. It begins with a personal story on how he decided to quite drinking. I agree with his view that history will be the judge of his presidency.