Download or read book Kookaburra written by Sarah Legge and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2004-06-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughing Kookaburras are the largest kingfishers in the world, and Blue-winged Kookaburras are not far behind. Their size and distinctive shape and posture make them easily recognisable; their comical and personable characters make them readily memorable. They are able to live in a wide variety of habitats, and adapt to living around humans relatively well. This cheerful familiarity has caused them to figure prominently in the psyches and folklores of all peoples who have inhabited Australia. Kookaburras live in family groups marked by the extremes of social behaviour. Whilst in the nest, chicks fight their siblings for dominance and food so aggressively that the smallest chick is often killed. In complete contrast, many adult kookaburras delay their own breeding in order to help their relatives raise young. Kookaburra: King of the Bush provides a complete overview of kookaburras and their unique place in Australian culture and natural history.

Download or read book First Son written by Bill Minutaglio and published by Crown. This book was released on 2001-01-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of the most unprecedented developments in the history of national politics, George W. Bush abruptly emerged to lead all presidential aspirants in the national polls for the 2000 election. Yet voters know very little about the man, beyond his famous name and his place in one of the nation's most powerful political dynasties. First Son is a true, riveting family saga about extraordinary power and politics in America and in the unharnessed state--a state of mind--called Texas. The story begins with the turn-of-the-century emergence of the influential Bush-Walker clan and of Prescott Bush, the Connecticut patrician who ingrained in his family an ethos that continues to exert influence on his son, former President George Bush, and his grandsons, George W. and Jeb. How these scions of the Bush dynasty struggle to live up to their enduring legacy is the central theme of this colorful and perceptive portrait the first authentative book on the governor of Texas. In the past year, award-winning Texas writer Bill Minutaglio has met with George W. Bush and interviewed dozens of people close to him, from his brother Governor Jeb Bush of Florida to uncles and cousins, from current and former political advisers to high-ranking insiders from his father's years in the White House. Fraternity buddies, political operatives, George W.'s employers, and even ardent critics of the Bush family bring this story to life--from the society circles in his native Connecticut to the family compound in Maine to the backwaters of his adopted Texas. The result is a book that is nuanced, insightful, and surprising in the contradictions and complexities it reveals about this man. First Son vividly reconstructs George W. Bush's boarding-school days at one of the country's most exclusive institutions; his tenure in one of Yale's secret societies and as president of his unfettered fraternity; his attempts to follow his family's million-dollar path into the wide-open Texas oil patch; his role in major league baseball as the public face and head cheerleader for the Texas Rangers; and, finally, his rise to governor of Texas and national political force, executed with more hard-edged calculation than many people realize. Written with precision, verve, and fair-minded balanace, First Son will be the political story of 2000--the eye-opening tale of a natural-born politician.

Download or read book Bird in the Bush written by L. Jo King and published by Kiwe Pub. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of true stories, the author takes readers from a small Rocky Mountain town to the abandoned copper mines of the Wrangell Mountains, and all points in between, as she shares the reality of being an Alaskan bush pilot, flight instructor, and air traffic controller at a time and in a place where women were seen as less capable than their male counterparts.

Download or read book Being Poppy written by Richard Ben Cramer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in different form in 1992 by Random House as What it takes.

Download or read book The King of Style written by Michael Bush and published by Insight Editions. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson is a fascinating look at the intersection of music and fashion, as well as an homage to Michael Jackson’s brilliant fusing of costume, personality, and performance to create his iconic image. Through his music, dance, and fashion, Michael Jackson created a mystique that was unique to him and recognized as such throughout the world. For five decades he mesmerized audiences—and for twenty-five of those years Michael Bush was there as Jackson’s designer, stylist, and friend, accompanying the King of Pop on his journey to becoming the King of Style. While paying homage to the original Billie Jean, Beat It, and Thriller looks that put Jackson on the fashion map, The King of Style also traces their evolution over several decades. Jackson’s penchant for the military silhouette is explored in detail, along with the trade secrets behind the sequined glove and the fencing uniform that he, Michael Bush, and Dennis Tompkins reinvented to make stage magic. It was Bush who dressed Jackson for the final time, before he was buried. Dozens of garments were left unfinished by his shocking death. The legacy of Michael Jackson lives on. An artist like none other, he transformed everything he touched—from the fabric of his clothes to his legions of fans around the world.

Download or read book George W Bush and His Family Paper Dolls written by Tom Tierney and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining collection recreates the wardrobe of the 43rd president of the United States, together with outfits worn by the First Lady Laura Bush and twin daughters Barbara and Jenna. Eight dolls are accompanied by 26 authentic, full-color costumes, including inaugural finery, ball gowns, business suits, sportswear, and more.

Download or read book The Misbegotten King written by Anne Kelleher Bush and published by Aspect. This book was released on 2009-09-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient prophecy tells Amanander that he is the real heir to the throne of Meriga presently held by King Abelard. He uses his magic to probe the king's mind but kills him instead. All is set for a final conflict between him and his half-brother Roderic.

Download or read book George W Bush Coloring Book written by Karen Ocker and published by . This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from the imaginative quotes President Bush has uttered over the years, the 'George W. Bush Coloring Book' illustrates Bush's very own words in the form of a colouring book. Illustrator Karen Ocker lends her visually distinct style to on-the-record quotes such as "It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity and incumbency," and "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." The colouring book includes an essay on Bush by Joley Wood. Wood has written on numerous Irish writers, including essays on James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw and William Butler Yeats, and a preface for Shaw's Saint Joan (Penguin).

Download or read book House of Bush House of Saud written by Craig Unger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-03-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newsbreaking and controversial -- an award-winning investigative journalist uncovers the thirty-year relationship between the Bush family and the House of Saud and explains its impact on American foreign policy, business, and national security. House of Bush, House of Saud begins with a politically explosive question: How is it that two days after 9/11, when U.S. air traffic was tightly restricted, 140 Saudis, many immediate kin to Osama Bin Laden, were permitted to leave the country without being questioned by U.S. intelligence? The answer lies in a hidden relationship that began in the 1970s, when the oil-rich House of Saud began courting American politicians in a bid for military protection, influence, and investment opportunity. With the Bush family, the Saudis hit a gusher -- direct access to presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. To trace the amazing weave of Saud- Bush connections, Unger interviewed three former directors of the CIA, top Saudi and Israeli intelligence officials, and more than one hundred other sources. His access to major players is unparalleled and often exclusive -- including executives at the Carlyle Group, the giant investment firm where the House of Bush and the House of Saud each has a major stake. Like Bob Woodward's The Veil, Unger's House of Bush, House of Saud features unprecedented reportage; like Michael Moore's Dude, Where's My Country? Unger's book offers a political counter-narrative to official explanations; this deeply sourced account has already been cited by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, and sets 9/11, the two Gulf Wars, and the ongoing Middle East crisis in a new context: What really happened when America's most powerful political family became seduced by its Saudi counterparts?

Download or read book Decision Points Enhanced Edition written by George W. Bush and published by Crown/Archetype. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 200 photographs, videos, letters, and speeches, this Deluxe eBook edition of Decision Points brings to life the critical decisions of George W. Bush’s presidency. George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times in which we live. Decision Points takes readers inside the Texas governor’s mansion on the night of the 2000 election, aboard Air Force One during the harrowing hours after the attacks of September 11, 2001, into the Situation Room moments before the start of the war in Iraq, and behind the scenes at the White House for many other historic presidential decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, and Iran. In addition, it offers intimate new details on his quitting drinking, his discovery of faith, and his relationship with his family. The Deluxe eBook edition also includes: • Videos from the defining moments of the presidency, including Bush’s inspiring Ground Zero speech to the 9/11 rescue workers, intimate family home movies, and a special introduction to the edition from the president himself • Full texts of his most important speeches, including his addresses to the nation about 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq, and his second Inaugural • Handwritten letters from the president’s personal correspondence • And more than 50 new photos not contained in the print version of Decision Points A groundbreaking first in bringing multimedia to presidential memoir, the Deluxe eBook edition of Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on eight remarkable years in American history—and on the man at the center of events.

Download or read book Richard Harding Bush Or The Rococo Coco Bean written by Cleve Haubold and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1967 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Impostor written by Bruce R. Bartlett and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, Bartlett attacks the Bush Administration's economic performance root and branch, from the "stovepiping" of its policy process to the coercive tactics used to ram its policies through Congress, to the effects of the policies themselves. He is especially hard on Bush s enormous new Medicare entitlement and predicts that within a few years, Bush's tax cuts and unrestricted spending will produce an economic crisis that will require a major tax increase, probably in the form of a European-style VAT."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book September 11 through the Eyes of George W Bush written by Emily O'Keefe and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go inside the Oval Office during the September 11thterrorist attacks to see the challenges faced by President George W. Bush, how he responded to difficult issues, and how he shaped the country during this pressing time in office.

Download or read book The Leadership Genius of George W Bush written by Carolyn B. Thompson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-03-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for The LEADERSHIP GENIUS of GEORGE W. BUSH "Finally, a fun-to-read book about George W. Bush that detailsthe secrets to his success!" —Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One MinuteManager "Political journalists love graduate student intelligence, theability to make clever allusions in seminars, and in1999—2000, they hassled George W. Bush for not having it.They didn’t realize what this book succinctly displays: thatthe President has something far more important–CEOintelligence, the ability to ask tough questions, garner essentialinformation, and make discerning decisions. Such intelligence canbe fostered and honed, and this book shows how." —Dr. Marvin Olasky, Professor of Journalism, TheUniversity of Texas at Austin, and Editor in Chief, Worldmagazine "Put aside politics and read this book right away for its truewisdom and concrete advice about leadership. The authors have donea brilliant job explaining the leadership style that makes thisPresident so effective. Any leader can learn from the philosophy,strategy, and tactics in this book." —Bruce Tulgan, founder of RainmakerThinking, Inc., andauthor, Winning the Talent Wars "Thompson and Ware make a compelling case that this Presidentwho ‘loves to be underestimated’ has a highly effectiveapproach to leadership that is humane, direct, and at times, trulytransformational. Many in business today could benefit from readingthis book." —David M. Abshire, President, Center for the Study ofthe Presidency

Download or read book George Bush s War written by Jean Edward Smith and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bush's War by Jean Edward Smith chronicles the complete history of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Smith takes the reader from the politics of Desert Shield to the military action of Desert Storm. "Expressing constant misgivings about presidential warmaking, [Smith] provides a virtual day-by-day chronicle of the decisions of 1990 that led to war ... Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

Download or read book Warrior King written by John Bonifaz and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 13, 2003, the author and a coalition of U.S. citizens including soldiers, their parents, and six members of Congress sued the president and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for initiating an illegal and unconstitutional war. the federal courts refused to rule on Bonifaz's case, stating that the question must be resolved by the political branches of government. John Bonifaz passionately argues that George W. Bush committed an impeachable offense when he launched a first-strike invasion of Iraq without a congressional declaration of war.

Download or read book Summary of George W Bush s Decision Points written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of George W. Bush's Decision Points in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Decision Points" is a memoir by George W. Bush that chronicles the critical decisions of his life and presidency. It delves into his personal struggle with alcohol and his decision to quit drinking, which he credits with shaping his future, including his tenure as governor of Texas and eventually as president of the United States. The book explores his family's influence, including his father's political career and his mother's strong personality, and how these relationships impacted his own path...