
When Robert Draper "first sought White House cooperation for a real-time biography of President Bush, it was no surprise that the most secretive administration in memory said no, even to a fellow Texan," the
Los Angeles Times reports.
"But, 18 months later -- his presidency beset by an unpopular war, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the lowest poll numbers of his career -- George W. Bush opened the doors to the Oval Office, ignoring the advice of his wife and his chief strategist in an attempt to shape his legacy even before he packs his bags."
"The result is
Dead Certain, by Robert Draper, the kind of literary psychoanalysis that usually lands years after a president has left office."