A Tragic Legacy

978-0-307-35419-8OCLC122291248
Dewey Decimal
973.931092 22LC ClassE903.3 .G74 2007Preceded byHow Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values From A President Run Amok Followed byGreat American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics 

A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency is a New York Times bestselling book by journalist Glenn Greenwald published on June 26, 2007, by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House.[1]

The Random House synopsis for the book describes A Tragic Legacy as a "character study" of George W. Bush, "one of the most controversial men to hold the office of president". Salon.com posted an online three-page excerpt from the book on June 20, 2007.[2]

A paperback edition of the book was published by Three Rivers Press on April 8, 2008.[3]

Commentary and reception

In an extended entry in his blog hosted at Salon.com, Greenwald, a contributing writer for the online magazine, asks and answers the question "What 'truly motivates' George W. Bush?", providing contexts for his writing the book, and he responds to letters and other comments posted in Salon.com about the book.[4]

Alan Colmes, of Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes, observed that "Glenn Greenwald is to this administration as they've been to the country: devastating. This is more than a book. It's an act of patriotism," describing A Tragic Legacy as "the best book about the worst president."[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Glenn Greenwald (2007-06-26). "A Tragic Legacy Released Today" (Web). Salon.com. Salon Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  2. ^ Glenn Greenwald (2006-06-20). "A Tragic Legacy". Salon.com. Salon Media, Inc. Archived from the original (Web) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  3. ^ ISBN 0-307-35428-8 (10); ISBN 978-0-307-35428-0 (13).
  4. ^ Glenn Greenwald (2007-06-20). "What 'truly motivates' George W. Bush?" (Web). Salon.com. Salon Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  5. ^ Qtd. in Greenwald, Glenn (2007). Editorial reviews. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0307354198.

External links

  • Editorial reviews – Posted at Amazon.com.
  • Excerpt from A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency – Posted at Salon.com on June 20, 2007. (3 pages.)
  • "FDL Book Salon Welcomes Glenn Greenwald" – As guest in FireDogLake (FDL) Book Salon on June 24, 2007 in forum on A Tragic Legacy.
  • A Tragic Legacy – Official Webpage and book description at Random House.


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