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thedailybeast.com - 3/19/2009

Bush Book Deal Worth $7 Million

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A well-placed source in the publishing industry says George W. Bush s book deal is valued at about $7 million. The former president has already written 30,000 words of the book, to be published by Crown and tentatively called Decision Points , which will focus on his most important life lessons. ...

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nytimes.com - 3/19/2009

Bush Book on Decisions Is Set for 2010

— nytimes.com — Former President George W. Book said his book, tentatively titled “Decision Points,” will explain 12 difficult personal and political decision he made. > (more) Bush Book on Decisions Is Set for 2010

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gawker.com - 3/19/2009

George W. Bush's Sad Book Deal [Memoirs]

— gawker.com — There's now a rumored-price tag on George W. Bush's forthcoming memoirs, "Decision Points:" a $7 million advance from publisher Crown. How does that stack up to other Deciders? It's $5 million less... (more) George W. Bush's Sad Book Deal [Memoirs]

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latimes.com - 3/19/2009

Former President Bush gives early details about his coming book - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Bush lists early book details Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions. "I want people to understand the environment in which I was making decisions. I want people to get a ... (more) Former President Bush gives early details about his ...

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George W. Bush Lands $7 Million Book Deal
Politics Daily — ... According to book industry sources, Crown publishers has agreed to pay former president George W. Bush a cool $7 million for a memoir that is tentatively titled, Decision Points. The "decider", it turns out, is already a good way through the project. The Daily Beast reports that 30,000 words have been written so far. ...

Harsanyi: Who wants to read a politician’s memoirs, anyway?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Earlier this week, we found out that Crown Publishing will give George W. Bush a $7 million bonus for the rights to his presidential memoirs, and that Bush already has 30,000 words written for the book.  Bush will join Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon in efforts to write their own legacy after leaving office through autobiographies; Nixon wound up writing several books and creating a career as a political analyst after his disgraceful exit.  ...

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Bush Officials Cash In as More Americans Lose Out
TomDispatch — ... his deal, too, $7 million worth of it for a Nixonian-style volume of critical life moments as "the decider." According to an aide, "He's having a lot of fun doing it. He's reliving some great moments, and thinking about how he can bring the reader into his shoes or put them in his seat for a fascinating period in history." Here at TomDispatch, we're not so sure we'd care to be "in his seat" for years we remember by adjectives other than "fascinating." But we have no doubt that it's going to be a lot of fun for the former prexy, even if he did come up $8 million short ...