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Title: Rumsfeld : A Personal Portrait by Midge Decter ISBN: 0-06-056091-6 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.62 (21 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Weak Effort - Chance Wasted to Write a Great Book
Comment: I was very disappointed to sit down and go through this book.
The author is qualified. It is presented well with a nice series of photos going back to Rumsfeld'd childhood. He (Rumsfeld) has a long and interesting story.
What we have is a weak to medium at best effort. It is a chance wasted to do a good in depth biography. Instead it comes across like a PR book.
It only merits 2 or 3 stars and is not a buy unless you are desperate for any information on Rumsfeld.
Sorry but that is my opinion.
Jack in Toronto
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, I learned something about Rumsfeld
Comment: I understand this book is not an attempt to have an in-depth accounting and objective historical analysis on Rumsfeld. What it is, and it does a good job, is this book provides a somewhat personal narrative about Rumsfelds life (and brief, it is a quick read). There were many things I did not know about his life or upbringing, and this book fills in many of the blanks. For example, I did not know his father enlisted in the navy at age 38 to go fight WWII, and I did not know he came from modest means. He made lots of money in the pharmaceutical buisness, and he appears to be very loyal to whomever he serves.
Having said all that, those who wan some historical record would probably want more than what this book offers. But it does its job well. If you wanted to know the good things about Rumsfeld, they are in this book. If you want to know the dirt you might want to look elsewhere.
I conclude in saying this book made me view him as more of a human being. I have been quick to scrutinize much of what he has done under Bush, but after this read I think perhaps I have been too critical. It is a shame politics is so extremely venomous. Books like this could go a long way in restoring some faith, no.. not faith, but an understanding the other person is human just like we are.
Rating: 2
Summary: Stick to the bagels, Midge
Comment: Midge Decter, matriarch of the celebrated Podhoretz bagel factory, here tries her hand at hagiography. It doesn't work -- particularly now that Rumsfeld's role in Iraq has been exposed. Still, some readers will enjoy her penchant for erotic prose.
Example -- "He drew me down to the bed, panting and gasping. At that moment, I knew that our hearts would be one, and that I had finally found the master I had been seeking." Personally, I find this all a bit too much, and wish Midge would go back to her day job.
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Title: The Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick by Jeffrey A. Krames ISBN: 0071406417 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Rumsfeld's War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist Commander by Rowan Scarborough ISBN: 0895260697 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror by DAVID FRUM, RICHARD PERLE ISBN: 1400061946 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror by Richard Miniter ISBN: 0895260743 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years by Rich Lowry ISBN: 0895261294 Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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