Ambling into History: The Unlikely Odyssey of G.W.Bush - Hardcover

Bruni, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0066213711 ISBN 13: 9780066213712

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

Hard Cover. Remainder. excellentcondition, as new

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Review:

Frank Bruni, a New York Times reporter, has, in Ambling into History, drawn an informal, even-handed, largely anecdotal and revealing portrait of George W Bush, whose presidential campaign he covered. Bruni initially describes Bush as "part scamp and part bumbler", but his respect grows, and he finds that, with the September 11, 2001, bombings, Bush "inherited his true purpose", thereby spurring his emergence as a leader. Bruni is not especially concerned with Bush's political philosophy, preferring instead to relate many "small moments" to show what Bush "looked and acted like on the edges of what was usually considered news". Bruni is at his best when describing--often humorously--the exhausting life of the media corps during a campaign: the 24-hour days, the harrowing deadlines, and the brutish tedium of listening to and reporting on the same speech over and over again, a process he likens to "aerobic stenography". An equal-opportunity cynic, Bruni decries the "superficiality" not only of American politics but the media's coverage of it. This is an amiable and seemingly trustworthy peek behind the presidential rhetoric. --H O'Billovich, Amazon.com

Review:

“One of the few insider accounts ... [to] reveal the immense impact the process ... has on shaping ... public officials.” (Kirkus Review)

“These insights are surprising and instructional.” (Publishers Weekly)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0066213711
• ISBN 13: 9780066213712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280