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Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House

by Peter Baker
23 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 29½ hrs. Books on Tape. 2013. ISBN 9780385362368. $70; 23 CDs. retail ed. Penguin Random Audio; digital download. POL SCI
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Baker, who is the New York Times's senior correspondent at the White House, offers an in-depth, detailed portrait of President George W. Bush and his at-times fractious relationship with Vice President Dick Cheney. Baker portrays Bush as a principled conservative whose native optimism put him at odds with Cheney's ruthless realpolitik. Baker avoids partisan jabs, which aids his account of the administration's ruinous rush to war in Iraq. Mark Deakins displays an impressive range with his well-paced narration.
VERDICT A worthwhile purchase. ["Throughout this lengthy book, readers may wish for more narrative and less reporting…. Even so, this is our fullest portrait yet of the Bush presidency, so relevant collections should include it," read the review of the Doubleday hc, LJ 10/15/13.]
Reviewed by Kelly Sinclair, Temple P.L., TX , Feb 01, 2014
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