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| Laura Bush Spoken from the Heart |
| Author: Laura Bush Hardcover: 464 pages List Price: $16.20 Availability: In Stock at Amazon Barnes & Noble |
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Synopsis:
In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura
Bush, one of our most beloved and private first ladies, tells
her own extraordinary story.
Born in the boom-and-bust oil town of Midland, Texas, Laura
Welch grew up as an only child in a family that lost three babies
to miscarriage or infant death. She vividly evokes Midland's
brash, rugged culture, her close relationship with her father,
and the bonds of early friendships that sustain her to this day.
For the first time, in heart-wrenching detail, she writes about
the devastating high school car accident that left her friend
Mike Douglas dead and about her decades of unspoken grief.
When Laura Welch first left West Texas in 1964, she never
imagined that her journey would lead her to the world stage
and the White House. After graduating from Southern Methodist
University in 1968, in the thick of student rebellions across the
country and at the dawn of the women's movement, she became
an elementary school teacher, working in inner-city schools, then
trained to be a librarian. At age thirty, she met George W. Bush,
whom she had last passed in the hallway in seventh grade. Three
months later, "the old maid of Midland married Midland's most
eligible bachelor."
With rare intimacy and candor, Laura Bush writes about her
early married life as she was thrust into one of America's most
prominent political families, as well as her deep longing for
children and her husband's decision to give up drinking. By 1993,
she found herself in the full glare of the political spotlight. But just
as her husband won the Texas governorship in a stunning upset
victory, her father, Harold Welch, was dying in Midland.
In 2001, after one of the closest elections in American history,
Laura Bush moved into the White House. Here she captures
presidential life in the harrowing days and weeks after 9/11,
when fighter-jet cover echoed through the walls and security
scares sent the family to an underground shelter. She writes
openly about the White House during wartime, the withering
and relentless media spotlight, and the transformation of her
role as she began to understand the power of the first lady. One
of the first U.S. Officials to visit war-torn Afghanistan, she also
reached out to disease-stricken African nations and tirelessly
advocated for women in the Middle East and dissidents in
Burma. She championed programs to get kids out of gangs and
to stop urban violence. And she was a major force in rebuilding
Gulf Coast schools and libraries post-Katrina. Movingly, she
writes of her visits with U.S. Troops and their loved ones, and
of her empathy for and immense gratitude to military families.
In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Laura
Bush, one of our most beloved and private first ladies, tells
her own extraordinary story.
Born in the boom-and-bust oil town of Midland, Texas, Laura
Welch grew up as an only child in a family that lost three babies
to miscarriage or infant death. She vividly evokes Midland's
brash, rugged culture, her close relationship with her father,
and the bonds of early friendships that sustain her to this day.
For the first time, in heart-wrenching detail, she writes about
the devastating high school car accident that left her friend
Mike Douglas dead and about her decades of unspoken grief.
When Laura Welch first left West Texas in 1964, she never
imagined that her journey would lead her to the world stage
and the White House. After graduating from Southern Methodist
University in 1968, in the thick of student rebellions across the
country and at the dawn of the women's movement, she became
an elementary school teacher, working in inner-city schools, then
trained to be a librarian. At age thirty, she met George W. Bush,
whom she had last passed in the hallway in seventh grade. Three
months later, "the old maid of Midland married Midland's most
eligible bachelor."
With rare intimacy and candor, Laura Bush writes about her
early married life as she was thrust into one of America's most
prominent political families, as well as her deep longing for
children and her husband's decision to give up drinking. By 1993,
she found herself in the full glare of the political spotlight. But just
as her husband won the Texas governorship in a stunning upset
victory, her father, Harold Welch, was dying in Midland.
In 2001, after one of the closest elections in American history,
Laura Bush moved into the White House. Here she captures
presidential life in the harrowing days and weeks after 9/11,
when fighter-jet cover echoed through the walls and security
scares sent the family to an underground shelter. She writes
openly about the White House during wartime, the withering
and relentless media spotlight, and the transformation of her
role as she began to understand the power of the first lady. One
of the first U.S. Officials to visit war-torn Afghanistan, she also
reached out to disease-stricken African nations and tirelessly
advocated for women in the Middle East and dissidents in
Burma. She championed programs to get kids out of gangs and
to stop urban violence. And she was a major force in rebuilding
Gulf Coast schools and libraries post-Katrina. Movingly, she
writes of her visits with U.S. Troops and their loved ones, and
of her empathy for and immense gratitude to military families.
| New for 2010 |
With deft humor and a sharp eye, Laura Bush lifts the curtain on
what really happens inside the White House, from presidential
finances to the 175-year-old tradition of separate bedrooms for
presidents and their wives to the antics of some White House
guests and even a few members of Congress. She writes with
honesty and eloquence about her family, her public triumphs,
and her personal tribulations. Laura Bush's compassion, her
sense of humor, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to
bare her heart make this story revelatory, beautifully rendered,
and unlike any other first lady's memoir ever written.*****__JC
Inspirational Memoir: April 21, 2010: "spoken from the heart" is
a fascinating, in depth memoir by former first lady Laura Bush
which is very hard to put down. What makes this so special is it
gives an insiders' account of so many famous and historical
events. Including her husbands political races and run for the
presidency in 1999. There's life in the White House and 911 and
the war in Iraq too. Mrs. Bush shares her faith and her love of
literature and family. It is really interesting to learn more about
some of the other Bush family members as they might be
contemplating future political careers. Great historical book,
great gift idea for friend or family member. It is both an honor
and a delight to read Laura Bush, Spoken from the
Heart*****__Anonymous.
what really happens inside the White House, from presidential
finances to the 175-year-old tradition of separate bedrooms for
presidents and their wives to the antics of some White House
guests and even a few members of Congress. She writes with
honesty and eloquence about her family, her public triumphs,
and her personal tribulations. Laura Bush's compassion, her
sense of humor, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to
bare her heart make this story revelatory, beautifully rendered,
and unlike any other first lady's memoir ever written.*****__JC
Inspirational Memoir: April 21, 2010: "spoken from the heart" is
a fascinating, in depth memoir by former first lady Laura Bush
which is very hard to put down. What makes this so special is it
gives an insiders' account of so many famous and historical
events. Including her husbands political races and run for the
presidency in 1999. There's life in the White House and 911 and
the war in Iraq too. Mrs. Bush shares her faith and her love of
literature and family. It is really interesting to learn more about
some of the other Bush family members as they might be
contemplating future political careers. Great historical book,
great gift idea for friend or family member. It is both an honor
and a delight to read Laura Bush, Spoken from the
Heart*****__Anonymous.
About The Author
Laura Bush has always been passionate
about reading. She is an Honorary
Ambassador for the UN Literary Decade,
she hosted the first-ever White House
Conference on Global Literacy in 2006 to
encourage international cooperation and
build free societies through literacy. In
2001 she joined with the Library of
Congress to launch the first National
Book Festival in Washington, D.C. As
First Lady of Texas, Mrs. Bush founded
the statewide Texas Book Festival in
1995. She taught in Dallas, Houston, and
Austin public schools. This is her first
picture book. Poignant!
Laura Bush has always been passionate
about reading. She is an Honorary
Ambassador for the UN Literary Decade,
she hosted the first-ever White House
Conference on Global Literacy in 2006 to
encourage international cooperation and
build free societies through literacy. In
2001 she joined with the Library of
Congress to launch the first National
Book Festival in Washington, D.C. As
First Lady of Texas, Mrs. Bush founded
the statewide Texas Book Festival in
1995. She taught in Dallas, Houston, and
Austin public schools. This is her first
picture book. Poignant!
