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Reagan: The Life | H. W. Brands
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From master storyteller and New York Times bestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive biography of a visionary and transformative president In his magisterial new biography, H. W. Brands brilliantly establishes Ronald Reagan as one of the two great presidents of the twentieth century, a true peer to Franklin Roosevelt. Reagan conveys with sweep and vigor how the confident force of Reagan's personality and the unwavering nature of his beliefs enabled him to engineer a conservative revolution in American politics and play a crucial role in ending communism in the Soviet Union. Reagan shut down the age of liberalism, Brands shows, and ushered in the age of Reagan, whose defining principles are still powerfully felt today. Employing archival sources not available to previous biographers and drawing on dozens of interviews with surviving members of Reagan's administration, Brands has crafted a richly detailed and fascinating narrative of the presidential years. He offers new insights into Reagan's remote management style and fractious West Wing staff, his deft handling of public sentiment to transform the tax code, and his deeply misunderstood relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, on which nothing less than the fate of the world turned. Reagan is a storytelling triumph, an irresistible portrait of an underestimated politician whose pragmatic leadership and steadfast vision transformed the nation.
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AshleyHoss820
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This book doesn‘t just tell you about Reagan, it tells you about America too. It makes you understand why Reagan changed from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. You understand the Cold War, even from Gorbachev‘s POV. Brands draws parallels between Reagan and FDR. Everything is laid out in solid, readable, detail. Excellent biography! I‘ve already stacked H.W. Brands‘ other works. 4/44 #PresidentialBiographies

Crazeedi I'll have to look into this one! 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Crazeedi Yes, do!! My copy was 737 pages long, but it is very readable! 😊😊😊 6y
Zelma Great review and I‘m pleased to see that this is the bio I have on my shelf.bought it for Mr. Z but may have to read it myself. 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Zelma Yes! Please do! It was very informative! (Somehow I missed your comment until now! I hate when that happens! So sorry!) 5y
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Reagan
Reagan: The Life | H.W. Brands
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#20factsaboutme
1. Married 8 years
2. One daughter
3. Have a Madonna tattoo
4. Fave movie is Jaws
5. Fave movie genre is horror
6. ❤️ Tom Cruise
7. Afraid of 🐦 and 🦈
8. Albertan
9. Puzzle addict
10. Have been to Las Vegas 9x
11. Seen Madonna 6x
12. Eat 🌮 on Xmas eve
13. Love winter
14. Attend comic expos twice a year
15. Self taught knitter
16. Have gone parasailing
17. Hate pickles
18. Met George Romero
19. Oldest child
20. Book hoarder

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Zelma
Reagan: The Life | H.W. Brands
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Just got back from a long and wonderful vacation. The train was great. I had a little wine and watched the world go by but mostly spent quality time it's Mr. Z and a pile of books. He's pretty happy here with his coffee, a good view, and big fat book.

Now I need to try to catch up on everything I missed here. I missed you all! 😍

Zelma @8little_paws and @CherylDeFranceschi we were so busy with wedding festivities and family that I didn't get any extra friend time. However, I will likely be back in June and will definitely email you then! 👍 8y
8little_paws @Zelma sounds great, I'm glad you had a great trip too!! 8y
ValerieAndBooks Glad you had a great vacation! 8y
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BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8y
AnnieReads Nice! 8y
kspenmoll Trains are wonderful! 8y
LauraBeth Sweet picture 💕 8y
Tigerbook All you need in life 8y
DebinHawaii Sounds like a great time and trip home! 👍😀 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Yay! That will be awesome! 8y
LeahBergen How wonderful! 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Sounds like you had a lovely time!👌🏽 8y
Zelma @8little_paws @ValerieAndBooks @BookishMarginalia @AnnieReads @LauraBeth @Tigerbook @DebinHawaii @CherylDeFranceschi @LeahBergen @PurpleyPumpkin thanks all! It was such a needed and relaxing trip. @kspenmoll I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the train ride. 😀👍 8y
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Christy2318
Reagan: The Life | H.W. Brands
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My favorite President. Long dense book but well worth the read if you have an interest in the presidency, politics and how past events shape the present. It is more a history of Reagan than a biography as it's more about what he did than who he was. #80s

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