All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
Language: English
Published by Scribner, 2013
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
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Signed in black felt tip by George Bush on a limited edition bookplate, numbered 495/1000 with certificate of authenticity. Later printing. Bound in boards with a dust jacket. Unmarked. [Of-C4-S4].
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- Title
- All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
- Author
- Bush, George H.W.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1476731160
- ISBN 13
- 9781476731162
- Item weight
- 953 grams
- Dimensions
- 2 inches width by 6.12 inches height by 9.25 inches depth
Organized chronologically, the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George’s letters to his parents during World War II, when, at the time he was commissioned, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy. Readers will gain insights into Bush’s career highlights—the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the U.N., 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 two weeks before Nixon’s resignation to one written to them just before the beginning of Desert Storm, the writings are remarkable for their candor, humor, and poignancy.
This new edition includes new letters and photographs that cover the last fifteen years, highlighting the Bush family’s enduring influence on history and including letters that cover topics such as 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 provides a memorable, surprisingly intimate, and insightful portrayal of the forty-first president of the United States.
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Review
"Worth it's weight in gold....the new edition of "All the Best" is a valuable update of the life of an honorable American leader. It captures the reflections of a man who has scaled the highest mountain of political success -- then moved beyond ambition and discovered peace and fulfillment in simpler things in life: his friends, his family and a genuine love of the country he once led."--Washington Post
"Bush's collected letters in this book offer readers not only a better understanding of Bush as president, politician, diplomat, and head of the CIA, but also his thoughts and feelings as a father and husband, thanks to the many personal letters that are included."--Christian Science Monitor
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Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
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Moroccobound Fine Books is a leading source in central Ohio for antiquarian and collectible books, backed by decades of combined experience in the antiquarian book trade. As our on-line presence continues to develop, we will be offering a variety of antiquarian, modern firsts, and academic titles, as well as fine bindings and the occasional map, manuscript, print and poster.
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Jack Salling
Moroccobound Fine Books
393 E. Orange Rd. Unit 311
Lewis Center, OH 43035
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