Decision Points: A Review

I have recently finished George W. Bush's book, "Decision Points."  I was very intrigued to read this book and find out a little more about this very controversial, love him or hate him figure from recent American politics.  Instead of this being a day by by or month by month journal or memoir of his presidency, this book follows some of the main decisions that he had to make during his time in office.  The format that follows is to present the problem or situation that arose and how Bush and his team came to their decision and ultimately how it played out after the decision was made.  I found this to be a very candid look at how Bush came to make many of the decisions that he was both praised and persecuted for making.  While I don't agree with every decision that he made, I would have to say that my admiration for anyone who is elected president grew through reading this book.  One cannot fully imagine the full scope of what it means to be the president until you are in those shoes, although you could argue that this Bush would have a good idea since his father was also president.  Be it resolve or just plain stubbornness, Bush was definitely willing to stay that course of his decisions no matter what political fallout was sure to come.

I felt the book was well written and it captured my attention all the way through.  I enjoyed the candid look at his presidency that covered both the good and bad decisions that he made, in his own words even. It will be interesting to see how history will remember George W in the long term.  One can definitely say that he endured some tough decisions throughout his 8 years in office and I personally do not envy the responsibility that comes with making such decisions.  I would definitely recommend this book.

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.