| Description |
1 online resource (x, 274 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Inner lives
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Inner lives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: why did president George W. Bush invade Iraq? -- The actor's traits -- Fathers and sons -- On being a conservative -- Variations on a redemptive theme -- An American story. |
| Summary |
George W. Bush remains a highly controversial figure, a man for whom millions of Americans have very strong feelings. Dan McAdams' book offers an astute psychological portrait of Bush, one of the first biographies to appear since he left office as well as the first to draw systematically from personality science to analyze his life. McAdams, an international leader in personality psychology and the narrative study of lives, focuses on several key events in Bush's life, such as the death of his sister at age 7, his commitment to sobriety on his 40th birthday, and his reaction to the terrorist a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Psychology.
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- |
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Psychology. |
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Decision making -- Psychological aspects.
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Decision making -- Psychological aspects. |
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Redemption -- Psychology.
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Redemption. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McAdams, Dan P. George W. Bush and the redemptive dream. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 9780199752089 (DLC) 2010026601 (OCoLC)645790059 |
| ISBN |
9780199780921 (electronic book) |
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0199780927 (electronic book) |
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9780199752089 (alkaline paper) |
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0199752087 (alkaline paper) |
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1282959123 |
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9781282959125 |
| Standard No. |
9786612959127 |
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