HEARTBEAT: GEORGE BUSH IN HIS WORDS [SIGNED]

Bush, George; McGrath, Jim [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0743224795 / ISBN 13: 9780743224796

Published by Lisa Drew/Scribner, New York, 2001

About this Item

Octavo, 352 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. In blue cloth quarter binding with white paper boards, silver lettering to spine. Jacket is white with red, white, and blue lettering, wrapped in an archival mylar sleeve. Jacket shows mild shelf wear with some light rubbing to edges. Boards show similar mild edge wear, with some faint dust soiling near the bottom edge of the front board and at the head and tail of spine. Very small nick at the head. Text block shows sparse, light scuffing on edges; mild dust soiling on the top edge. Inscribed in black ink and signed by George H. W. Bush and editor Jim McGrath on bookplate affixed to first free endpaper: "To ICA and Art White, Best wishes always - George Bush, Jim McGrath, 12/8/01." Inscription appears to be in McGrath's handwriting; Bush's signature is his own. Shelved in Room A. 1404687. Special Collections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HEARTBEAT: GEORGE BUSH IN HIS WORDS [SIGNED]
• Publisher: Lisa Drew/Scribner, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743224795
• ISBN 13: 9780743224796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • US History
  • Autographs & Ephemera

About this title

Synopsis

A seminal selection of writings, including letters, speeches, public papers, interviews, and other excerpts offers an intimate portrait of America's forty-first president that conveys many of his private beliefs and fundamental values in such chapters as "Friends," "Family," and "Faith." 100,000 first printing.

Reviews

A compilation of excerpts from George H.W. Bush's speeches, interviews and statements, Heartbeat: George Bush in His Own Words is not, writes editor Jim McGrath, "a political book," but rather an attempt to show the private man through his public words. The excerpts are short, ranging from a few paragraphs down to an aphoristic two lines. There are plenty of thoughtful moments, such as Bush's reflection on Martin Luther King Jr. ("His life was a metaphor for courage"), but overall, the balance seems to swing toward the humorous ("I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli").

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

This light collection of short excerpts from letters, speeches, public papers, and interviews by former president George Bush is an attempt to define his "heartbeat" by presenting a version of who Bush is through his written and spoken words. The content ranges widely from commentary on Millie, the Bush family dog, to the search for peace; from Manuel Noriega to the meaning of national pride; from a thousand points of light to the dark days of his electoral defeat. If Bush's words lack a certain flair, imagination, or drama, they present a portrait of a man deeply rooted in American values. While the editor claims that this is "not a political book," it cannot avoid being a book with deep political implications especially given that the current occupant of the White House is his son. This book helps us understand Bush the father and Bush the president. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.