A World Transformed
by George Bush
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Author: George BushEdition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Published: 1998-09-14
ISBN: 0679451552
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Reviews of A World Transformed
Book Review: an outstanding study in leadership
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read many books on leadership, this is the one I most treasure and share as widely as I can. It provides an intimate view into the foreign policy decision making of two very skilled foreign policy makers. It covers such critical events as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the massacre at Tiananmen Square, and the Persian Gulf War, providing historical framing and then presenting in their own words how President George H.W. Bush and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft thought through their responses. The reader gets a sense of having a private conversation with the authors, who discuss the many variables they were weighing, their concerns, their relationships with those involved, their actions, and their reflections on the outcomes. Each chapter provides much material for pondering the nature and challenges of real world leadership.
Summary of A World Transformed
2 cassettes / 3 hoursRead by George Bush, Brent Scowscroft, and Condoleeza Rice
It was one of the pivotal times of the twentieth century - during George Bush's presidency, an extraordinary series of international events took place that materially changed the face of the world. Now, former President Bush and his national security advisor, Brent Scowscroft, tell the story of those tumultuous years.
Here are behind-the-scenes accounts of critical meetings in the White House and of summit conference in Europe and the United States, interspersed with excerpts from Mr. Bush's diary. We are given intriguing views of world leaders such as Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Thatcher, Kohl, and Mitterand - and witness the importance of personal relationships in diplomacy. There is the dramatic descriptions of how President Bush put together the alliance against Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. There are the intricate negotiations leading up to German unification. And there is the sometimes poignant, sometimes grim portrayal of Gorbachev's final years in power.
A World Transformed is not simply a record of accomplishment; Bush and Scowscroft candidly recount how the major players sometimes disagreed over issues, and analyze what mistakes were made. This is a landmark audiobook on the conduct of American foreign policy - and how that policy is crucial to the peace of the world.
A fascinating inside look at great events that deepens our understanding of today's global issues.
Former U.S. president George Bush sounds relaxed and reinvigorated as he recounts the major events of the first two years of his presidency, 1989-1991. Those were remarkable times, encompassing the end of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe and the Gulf War, and his voice captures his own wonder that they happened on his watch and that he successfully dealt with them. Brent Scowcroft, Bush's national security advisor, also narrates parts of the tape, explaining his big-picture take on events that Bush relates on a more personal level. Other parts of A World Transformed, those involving neither author's point of view, are read by Condoleeza Rice, former special assistant to the president for the Soviet Union. (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) --Lou Schuler
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