The Fall of the House of Bush
The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future

This is kind of an odd book even though I largely enjoyed it. It's a journalistic account of the Bush administration that sort of treats the Bush family as a tragic hero (or villain?) in American politics. Unger's argument is that Bush II brought together two key strains in American political though......more

There've been many book written about the Bush Presidency, most written by people with open access to the Administration, so you hope you're getting facts and not biased opinions. Few offer glowing summaries, and this one is no different. However, this one, being one of the latter books, does a good......more

I think this is the first book ive read that really examined Bush 41 vs 43 and clearly delineates how they diverge. It is quite clear of the two, 41 was more successful in every way aside from presidential longevity. W is a lesson for history, the idea that special interest groups can hold such poli......more

Do not buy this if you have already got his other book,”American Armageddon” which is exactly the same,just republished 1 year later in 2008.There is nowhere to be found as to why this occurred,maybe a reboot with a new title due to poor sales.Who knows. I nearly made a fool of myself,after having gi......more

The detail and references make this book read more like an encyclopedia entry. I sometimes feel the author is pushing his view of his subject just a little, but mostly this is a highly factual (and supported) account of the neocon takeover of the Bush 43 administration, the replacing of objective in......more