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A #1 New York Times BestsellerWith his unmatched investigative skills, veteran journalist andeight-time No. 1 nationalbestselling author Bob Woodward tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President George W. Bush and his top advisers, after the initial shock of the September 11 attacks, led the nation to war. Bush at War is an unprecedented chronicle of a modern presidency in time of grave crisis. Available in Basic 5 and 6.

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• The President of the United States George W. Bush
• The Principals
• Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney
• Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
• Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
• Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Condoleezza Rice
• Director of the Central Intelligence Agency George J. Tenet
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers
• White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr.
• The Deputies
• Chief of Staff to the Vice President I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
• Deputy Secretary of STate Richard L. Armitage
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul D. Wolfowitz
• Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley
• Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John E. McLaughlin
• Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace
• Other Key Advisers
• Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command General Tommy Franks
• Attorney General of the United States John D. Ashcroft
• Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert S. Mueller III
• Counselor to the President Karen P. Hughes
• Senior Adviser to the President Karl Rove
• White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer
• The Central Intelligence Agency
• Deputy Director for Operations James L. Pavitt
• Director of the Counterterrorism Center Cofer Black
• Chief of Counterterrorist Special Operations Hank
• Jawbreaker Team Leader Gary
• The Northern Alliance
• Lead Commander Mohammed Fahim
• Commander of Forces in Northern Afghanistan Abdurrashid Dostum
• Commander of Forces in Northern Afghanistan Attah Mohammad
• Commander of Forces in Central Afghanistan Karim Khalili
• Commander of Forces in Western Afghanistan Ismail Khan
• Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah
• Chief of Security Engineer Muhammed Arif Sawari
• Interim Leader of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai

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Library Journal Review

Woodward drew on hundreds of interviews for this behind-the-scenes report. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Quoting liberally from transcripts of National Security Council meetings and hundreds of interviews with those in the presidential inner circle, including four hours of interviews with Bush himself, the Washington Post assistant managing editor, best-selling author and Watergate muckraker manages to provide a nonpartisan account of the first 100 days of the post September 11 war on terror. While Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, President Bush and CIA Director George Tenet are impressive, Donald Rumsfeld and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz come off as hawkish and reactionary, repeatedly calling for a strike against Iraq in the first days of the conflict while pushing for a more widespread, global war. Woodward does an excellent job of exposing the seat-of-their-pants planning sessions conducted at the highest levels of power and the hectic diplomacy practiced by Powell and Bush in trying to get the air war against Afghanistan off the ground. He also brings to light the divisions among the planners concerning the bombing in Afghanistan, which made little impact until late in the game, when the Taliban lines were finally hit. In addition to recounting the heated arguments about when and how to retaliate against Al Qaeda, Woodward also follows Special Ops agents flown into Afghanistan with millions in payoff money weeks in advance of any other American presence. Living in harsh conditions with little to no support, these "110 CIA officers and 316 Special Forces personnel," in this account, ran the show, and effectively won the war with their intelligence gathering operations. While at times relying a bit too heavily on transcribed conversations, Woodward nonetheless offers one of the first truly insightful and informative accounts of the decision making process in the war on terror. 16 pages of b&w photos. ( Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

The famous investigative reporter bases his behind-the-scenes look at the current presidential administration on hundreds of interviews. With a big advertising push and Woodward's appearances on all the talk shows, few librarians should ignore purchasing this title. Adult Books Young adult recommendations in this issue have been contributed by the Booklist staff and by reviewers Nancy Bent, John Charles, Tina Coleman, Melanie Duncan, Patty Engelmann, Sally Estes, Roberta Johnson, Judy King, Shelley Mosley, Regina Schroeder, Candace Smith, Linda Waddle. Titles recommended for teens are marked with the following symbols: YA, for books of general YA interest; YA/C, for books with particular curriculum value; YA/L, for books with a limited teenage audience; YA/M, for books best suited to mature teens.

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Bob Woodward is the author or co-author of seven #1 national bestsellers, including "All the President's Men," "The Brethren," & "The Agenda." He is Assistant Managing Editor of "The Washington Post" & lives in Washington, D.C.

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