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Title: Dutch : A Memoir of Ronald Reagan by EDMUND MORRIS ISBN: 0-394-55508-2 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 30 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.72 (277 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: A wrong-headed biography
Comment: If there ever was a man who was a stranger to the character of Reagan, it is Morris. True to his credentials as a media elite, he paints Ronald Reagan as a lucky fool, stumbling dumbly through his duties. This is a terrible biographical attempt, and the fictionalized re-creations/dramatizations he creates are truely mind-boggling. I would imagine a school-child with a nodding sense of Reagan probably has more insight into the man's character than Morris.
Rating: 1
Summary: What was he thinking??!
Comment: I picked up this book (despite the awful reviews in the media)only because I loved Edmund Morris' books "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" and "Theodore Rex". Bad decision. What on earth was Morris thinking of when he wrote this book? I was never much of a Reagan fan but hoped to maybe get more insight into the man. He must have been pretty much of a blank slate if Morris had to resort to such a stunt to flesh out a story. I just can't take this book seriously andwouldn't recommend it to anyone wanting to find out about the real Ronald Reagan (if this is even possible)
Rating: 1
Summary: A Man Who Likes the Sound of His Own Voice
Comment: I was challenged by a friend of mine, that if I really appreciated Ronald Reagan, I would have to prove it by wading through what is arguably the worst book on Reagan. I have to say that he was right. I am about half-way through, and I doubt that I'll be able to finish. It's like being cornered by the most boring person at a party, who likes the sound of his own voice--regardless of whether he is saying anything interesting or not. The way that he has hijacked a biography on Reagan, and placed his own history like a leach on the primary story, leaves me gasping for air. This is only surpassed by his repetitive and abusive use of foreign clichés, as if he was looking down his nose at the poor, illiterate peasant who has scraped together enough money to pay homage to Lord Morris by purchasing his magnificent tome. Save your money, and read a good biography on Reagan instead. Even for free, it's not worth the price.
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Title: When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan ISBN: 0142001686 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Ronald Reagan: An American Life by Ronald Reagan ISBN: 0743400259 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime by Lou Cannon ISBN: 1891620916 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan by NANCY REAGAN ISBN: 0375760512 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Reagan: A Life in Letters by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, Martin Anderson, George P. Shultz ISBN: 074321966X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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