false 4274612 1 <B>The long-hidden story of a family we thought we knew&#8212;and of a power-making apparatus that we have barely begun to comprehend. </B>After eight disastrous years, George W. Bush leaves office as one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Russ Baker asks the question that lingers even as this benighted administration winds down: Who really wanted this man at the helm of the country, and why did his backers promote him despite his obvious liabilities and limitations? This book goes deep behind the scenes to deliver an arresting new look at George W. Bush, his father George H. W. Bush, their family, and the network of figures in intelligence, the military, finance, and oil who enabled the family&#8217;s rise to power. Baker&#8217;s exhaustive investigation reveals a remarkable clan whose hermetic secrecy and code of absolute loyalty have concealed a far-reaching role in recent history that transcends the Bush presidencies. Baker offers new insights into lingering mysteries&#8212;from the death of John F. Kennedy to Richard Nixon&#8217;s downfall in Watergate. Here, too, are insider accounts of the backroom strategizing, and outright deception, that resulted in George W. Bush&#8217;s electoral success. Throughout, Baker helps us understand why we have not known these things before. <I>Family of Secrets </I>combines compelling narrative with eye-opening revelations. It offers the untold history of the machinations that have shaped American politics over much of the last century. 4322145 6 1 2009 Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America total:26|5:10|4:7|3:6|2:2|1:1| 26 101 69 14 0 2 false false Wed Dec 24 09:46:01 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 09:54:48 -0800 2008
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“Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, and faultlessly measured in its judgments, Family of Secrets is nothing less than a first historic portrait in full of the Bush dynasty and the era it shaped. From revelation to revelation, ins...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 23:20:29 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 07:41:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:12:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 17:57:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:13:23 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 12:23:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 18:12:19 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 18:35:18 -0800 2009
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Thoughts on this one range from "wow, this is pretty well-researched" to "I can't believe Baker...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 06:26:33 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 18:08:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 14:29:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 14:30:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:55:25 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 17:55:53 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 12:19:28 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 12:20:32 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 10:54:04 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 23:33:16 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 10:54:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 09:21:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:20:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 06 08:52:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 14:40:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 03:20:14 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 03:20:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 15:48:23 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:48:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 09:25:55 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 09:25:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 08:45:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 08:45:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:38:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:39:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:25:35 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:25:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4274612