The First Mom: Wit and Wisdom of Barbara Bush (Book & DVD) [Hardcover]

Barbara Bush (Author), Bill Adler (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2004

A collection of stories, advice, and self-deprecating wit from former first lady and current "first mom" Barbara Bush - the perfect Mother's Day gift!

The wife of one president, the mother of another, and a direct descendant of our fourteenth president, Franklin Pierce, Barbara Bush has lived a life immersed in the world of politics.
Yet she has captured the hearts of the American people by remaining down-to-earth, genuine, and by demonstrating a remarkable ability to poke fun at herself and the trappings of high office.
Over the years Barbara Bush's wit and wisdom have amused, enlightened, and touched even the most jaded among us-- Republicans and Democrats alike.
With a mix of recollections from a political life, grandmotherly advice, and charming humor-- on speaking to the National Association of Plastic Surgeons: "I was scared to death. I thought they were going to rush the stage!"--FIRST MOM demonstrates why the nation first fell in love with Barbara Bush, and why we continue to adore her today.
The book also includes a special-edition DVD of the A&E Biography "Barbara Bush: First Mom," which brings some of these delightful quotes and stories to life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Wife to the 41st president, mother to the 43rd president and direct descendent of the 14th president, Franklin Pierce, Barbara Pierce Bush is uniquely poised to offer an intimate view of the East Wing of American politics. Prefaced with a brief biographical introduction, the wide collection of quotes offers insight on her love, marriage, literacy, weight struggles, life in the White House and more, in the frank and jocular tone that won her fans well beyond her husband’s Republican base. Editor Adler does not divide the dull from the divine, mixing amusing quips ("I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up") with flat-liners ("So many great things have happened to me because I married well"). Released in an election year, the book’s fluffy fare will please Bush fans, but leave anyone interested in the former First Lady’s true feelings on real and current issues seriously dissatisfied. Includes one-hour DVD from A&E Biography.
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About the Author

Almost forty years ago, Bill Adler edited The Kennedy Wit, a New York Times top-ten bestseller for twenty-two weeks. More recently, Adler edited bestseller The Uncommon Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Rugged Land (May 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590710266
• ISBN-13: 978-1590710265
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,881,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Make Me Vomit, April 24, 2006

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Billy Goat Ranch "Art, Craft, & Book Junkie" (Hill Country, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Mom: Wit and Wisdom of Barbara Bush (Book & DVD) (Hardcover)

So it's her fault 'eh? That she raised a child with zero morals, zero ethics, and zero brains. I would not brag about it. And from what she has said in the press, she lacks true humor, compassion, and sympathy. Her son's job should be outsourced to India. The title alone makes me want to throw up.

13 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nit Wit is more accurate, January 26, 2006

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Honest Abe (Va) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Mom: Wit and Wisdom of Barbara Bush (Book & DVD) (Hardcover)

Anyone who has heard or read her shameful remarks at the Houston Astrodome after hurricane Katrina already has a pretty good idea of the "wisdom" of this lame brain.

If we can judge by the apples that have fallen from this tree, she would be better off applying an additional dose of fertilizer to herself than trying to foist this manure on innocent readers.

5 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars stories Tugboat Babs tells the girls, November 4, 2005

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Jeff Wagner (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Mom: Wit and Wisdom of Barbara Bush (Book & DVD) (Hardcover)

It is fairly amazing to realize that Barbara Bush is related to three of our four worst presidents -- her husband, her spawn, and the drunk slavery fan Franklin Pierce. You can see elements of all of them in Babs and these agreeably filthy stories with amuse all but the most prudish readers.