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02485aam a22004218i 4500 001 86F9CDDC383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702013519 008 230807s2024 nyu 000 0beng 010 $a 2023036567 020 $a 1538758571 020 $a 9781538758571 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SILO 050 00 $a E882.2 $b .B437 2024 082 00 $a 973.928092 082 00 $a B $2 23/eng/20230810 100 1 $a Becker, Jean, $d approximately 1956- $e author. 245 10 $a Character matters : $b and other life lessons from George Herbert Walker Bush / $c Jean Becker. 246 30 $a Life lessons from George Herbert Walker Bush 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2401 264 1 $a New York : $b Twelve, $c 2024. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "As America heads into what promises to be a tumultuous 2024 presidential election year, Character Matters will be a good reminder of the importance of character when defining true leadership. Colleagues, friends, and family will share their often very personal stories of what they learned from watching and listening to President Bush, including former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Secretary of State James A. Baker; stand-up comedian Dana Carvey; "Queen of Country" star Reba McEntire;American columnist for The New York Times Maureen Dowd; American novelist Brad Meltzer; presidential biographer Jon Meacham; former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom John Major; former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; the Oak Ridge Boys and best-selling author Christopher Buckley; and of course his grandchildren. Character Matters will illustrate how George Bush never stopped showing us the way to lead by example"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Bush, George, $d 1924-2018 $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Character. 650 0 $a Leadership $z United States. 650 0 $a Bush, George, $d 1924-2018 $x Friends and associates. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Conduct of life. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1989- $v Anecdotes. 700 1 $a Baker, James Addison, $d 1930- $e writer of foreword. 700 1 $a Quayle, Dan, $d 1947- $e writer of epilogue. 941 $a 3 952 $l S2PA501 $d 20240821124908.0 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20240712013502.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240702025526.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=86F9CDDC383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search