Oh, barf (I have to read a GHWB book!)

OK, so there's this great big industry convention every year, and they get a prominent keynote speaker. They do run the gamut -- they've had everyone from Margaret Thatcher (before I started in the industry) to George Stephanopolous to Matalin AND Carville (that was a riot).

This year it's Papa Shrub. (It's also two weeks after we boot his son out of office, which should be interesting.)

AND I get to read one of his books and review it for an upcoming issue as a tie-in (we sponsor parts of the convention, so it's in our best interest to get as many people interested as possible).

And, no, I don't get to delegate this one to the assistant editor.

:puke:

Anyone have a recommendation? Which book will make me want to puke the least? He's got quite a few.

and give it a scathing review.

Dick Cheney and Oliver North. He has a sign copy of the latter's book, which he gave to me, because he knows how much I despise Ollie North. So don't feel too bad.

As for books by H.W., none of them appears to be under 500 pages. Here's one:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679432485/ref=pd_sim_books_2/104-4772509-4868761?v=glance&s=books

Length isn't so much a problem for me -- I'm a quick reader, and I have a flight coming up (MKE - DEN - LAS).

The one where he talks about what an idiotic idea it would have been to take Baghdad and be stuck occupying Iraq.

Yes, that would be beautiful.
Problem is, I have to look for the business-and-life-lessons type stuff (AKA, why would the people who read my magazine be interested in this book?).

:)