《我父親的肖像》

Author： George W. Bush

Publisher： Crown

Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told the story of his father， another President， through his own eyes and in his own words. A unique and intimate biography， the book covers the entire scope of the elder President Bush’s life and career， including his service in the Pacific during World War II， his pioneering work in the Texas oil business， and his political rise as a Congressman， U.S. Representative to China and the United Nations， CIA Director， Vice President， and President. The book shines new light on both the accomplished statesman and the warm， decent man known best by his family. In addition， George W. Bush discusses his father’s influence on him throughout his own life， from his childhood in West Texas to his early campaign trips with his father， and from his decision to go into politics to his own two-term Presidency.

美國已有過43任總統(tǒng)，關于他們的書數(shù)不勝數(shù)。但從沒有一位總統(tǒng)通過自己的視角，自己的語言講述過他父親——另一位總統(tǒng)的故事。這是一本特殊的私人傳記，涵蓋了老布什總統(tǒng)的生活和事業(yè)，包括他二戰(zhàn)時在太平洋的服役經(jīng)歷，他在德克薩斯從事石油貿易的先驅工作，和他從眾議員、美國駐聯(lián)合國大使、駐華聯(lián)絡處主任、中央情報局局長、副總統(tǒng)、總統(tǒng)的從政之路。這本書的亮點是它從家庭的角度給予了這位政客一個溫暖、體面的新形象。小布什還談了父親對他的影響，包括從西德州的童年時期到他和父親早期的競選活動，從他決定從政到他自己的兩任總統(tǒng)生涯。