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I purchased the paperback version of this book just before George H. W. Bush began his successful 1988 Presidential campaign. It is a very interesting read, covering not just Mr. Bush's World War II record, the 1980 Presidential campaign and his later partnership with President Ronald Reagan, but also his family and business endeavors in Texas after World War II (which were also written about by his wife, former First Lady Barbara Bush) and his efforts to build a viable Republican party in that state. Anybody interested in the history of post-World War II Texas and Southern politics, particularly as one man has experienced and influenced it, and also in the background and upbringing of his son, our present President, will find this enjoyable. Mr. Bush covers topics ranging from his defense of his support for a civil rights bill to his first encounter with chicken-fried steak.

Throughout the autobiography, I got a headache because the book was so extremely boring. Don't get me wrong, I do respect George Bush. I am just stating that he was a better president than is a writer. After about the first ten to fifteen pages, the book did a steep fall in its level of interest. The next chapters were highly boring and were similar to each other. Being in politics isn't exactly the greatest and most exciting life. All I wanted to say was that if you want action in a story, read "James Bond."