Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
Informative, if uneven ... Humanizing touches are what sets Life After Power apart from more self-consciously academic works ... If some chapters of Life After Power suggest anthologized history, his postpresidential portraits of Mr. Carter and, especially, Mr. Bush, make this book that rarity—a highly readable sequel that confirms the promise of the author’s earlier work.
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The author packs this expansive sweep of presidential history with enough storytelling verve and grounded research to legitimize these presidents’ underrepresented post-term stories ... An engaging dip into the history of the presidency.
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Though sometimes contorted by Cohen’s determined nonpartisanship... this survey is redeemed by its unique premise. The result is a fresh and informative take on presidential history.
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