San Antonio College Library

Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime. Following the assassination, the FBI hunts for the assassin. All the suspects are interviewed and released except one, the Syrian man who is convicted and put on death row. There is circumstantial evidence against him, but is he really guilty of the crime? Or does his being Middle Eastern provide a convenient excuse...

A former White House Executive Chef presents more than sixty of his signature recipes, along with a look at the Clinton and Bush First Families and an account of such episodes as teaching Chelsea Clinton to cook, the chaos in the wake of 9/11, and the challenges of serving under two very different presidents.

Barbara Bush is certainly among the most popular First Ladies ever to live in the White House. Politics aside, people worldwide have come to admire her wit, her candor and compassion, as well as her unswerving devotion to her husband and children. In her memoir, Mrs. Bush for the first time gives readers a very private look at a life lived in the public eye for more than twenty-five years. She begins with a compelling portrait of her early years,...

A biography of George W. Bush, showing how he ignored his advisors to make key decisions himself--most in invading Iraq--and how these decisions were often driven by the President's deep religious faith.

Examines the life of President George Bush's son and concludes that his success is due largely to his political vagueness.

"The presidency of George W. Bush has been a curious one: born in contention, challenged by the most dramatic foreign directed attack on American soil, and transformed by a combination of crisis and conflict that has generated considerable support domestically. And yet, while much attention has been focused on the Bush administration's external policies, how it has pursued its goals and had its effects on the domestic scene has been as important." "Examining...

Argues that George W. Bush has relied on deception to win political battles and has knowingly misled the American public to advance his policy initiatives.

"Power and Prudence is a study in presidential evaluation. It represents a challenge to the conventional wisdom that has developed on the first Bush administration and presents an important reinterpretation of the leadership of a poorly understood president. This thought-provoking analysis suggests that the circumstances of his presidency may have limited Bush's opportunities to articulate or achieve far-reaching policy objectives. These circumstances...

"With its emphasis on unilateralism, preemptive attack, and regime change, US foreign policy under George W. Bush continues the long-standing US quest for primacy - but with some radical departures from previous approaches. Superpower on Crusade offers a critical exploration of the origins and implementation of the Bush Doctrine."--Jacket.