Memoir
Like her mother-in-law before her, Laura Bush, wife of George W has written a memoir about life - before and during - her White House years.
“Spoken from the Heart” is the name of the book and according to publisher Scribner it will provide readers with:
“A rare witness to the private moments of one of our country’s most consequential presidencies, and as a first lady who has maintained a notable level of discretion, her memoir will provide a candid and personal perspective, and an enduring record, of the years that have already determined the course of the 21st century.”
It’s also said to reveal some of the First Lady’s most “dark” and “guilty” secrets, including details of how she killed a school friend in a car crash when she was 17.
And for anyone not committed to the idea of reading the book in its entirety, US website The Daily Beast has put together a 12-point “speed read” of the most “suprising revelations”.
What do you think, would you read it?
When tennis legend Andre Agassi won Wimbledon for the first time, he telephoned his father afterwards.
“Pops? It’s me! Can you hear me? What’d you think?” Agassi asked him.
There was silence at the other end of the phone.
“Pops?” said Agassi.
Finally his father spoke.
“You had no business losing that fourth set,” his father replied.
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Craigles says:
Good commentary, Leigh. It is amazing how parents influence us; and how memoirs can influence us, too. It is amazing Agassi persisted longer than most do, particularly given the schedule in the modern era, and particularly that he seemed such a show pony in his early career (replete with what… Read more »
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acker says:
You have just reinforced all the reasons I think professional tennis or golf (not fun social tennis or golf most of us play and enjoy) has become a self centered often vicarious extention of the players parents unfullfilled dreams. Pro Tennis Player = Pro Golfer = Pro Grand Prix Drver… Read more »
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