NotSoGreat Presidents, Ben Thompson
NotSoGreat Presidents, Ben Thompson
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Not-So-Great Presidents
Commanders in Chief

Author: Ben Thompson, Erik Slader

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 1 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/24/2019

Synopsis

From heroic George Washington to the dastardly Richard Nixon, the oval office has been occupied by larger-than-life personalities since 1789. The position comes with enormous power and responsibility, and every American president thus far has managed to achieve great things. However, the President of the United States is only human?and oftentimes far from perfect. While some men suffered through only minor mishaps during their time in office, others are famously remembered for leaving behind much bigger messes. In the third installment of the Epic Fails series, authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson, and artist Tim Foley, take readers on another hilarious ride, exploring the lives, legacies, and failures of some of America's commanders in chief.

About Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson has run the warhammer of a website badassoftheweek.com since 2004, and has written humorous history-related columns for outlets such as Cracked, Fangoria, Penthouse, and the American Mustache Institute. Even though he's never flown a jetpack over the Atlantic Ocean or punched someone so hard that his head exploded, he is considered by many to be the world's foremost expert on badassitude. He is the author of Badass and Badass: The Birth of a Legend.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kaity on March 18, 2019

This book is a cute little quick history about our presidents of the United States. It is written and maybe a 5th grade level but had some interesting facts that I did not know about the earlier presidents. I wish the book went in chronological order instead of based on theme. I also wish this book......more

Goodreads review by Rev on January 24, 2019

It was really a good book. I liked the way it brought you through presidential history.......more

Goodreads review by David on June 24, 2019

I think a different title would go a long way to making the book more agreeable at the onset. The title gives the book and its subject a negative connotation. Yes, there have been many not-so-great presidents but the overall theme of the book seems to point out the positive aspects of the presidents......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on September 13, 2019

This book has some pros and cons. Pros are that some of the historical fails are very straight foward with what they did wrong. And some of those fails i did not know. Cons are that the book still tip toes around other fails so as to not completely ruin the facade of a "great american country". I sa......more

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