Amazon.com Michael Deaver, a longtime political advisor who served as deputy chief of staff in the Reagan White House, offers an approving, affectionate, and well-written portrait of the former president--but one that, for an insider's account, is surprisingly short on news. The Ronald Reagan who emerges from Deaver's pages is far different from the popularly held view, fueled by the media, of the president as an amiable but limited man who napped, golfed, and left the business of running the government to his lieutenants. Far from it, Deaver insists: Reagan read widely, kept up with the issues, and "firmly believed that it was his job to set the priorities of his administrations and to make the big decisions." Thoughtful and utterly courteous, if sometimes distant, Deaver's Reagan is a man of unbending conservative principle; careful to cross party lines to secure support for his policy and to judge his opponents by character, not doctrine; stalwart in his devotion to country; and certain, in Deaver's words, "that he was the right guy at the right time." This Reagan can do no wrong, and when controversy arises in Deaver's account it is almost always because someone else has flubbed the play. Unlike Alexander Haig, David Stockman, and other former administration officials who have written about their time in the Reagan White House, Deaver is quick to fall on the sword whenever he must. He takes responsibility, for instance, for the president's controversial decision to lay a wreath at a German cemetery that contained the graves of fallen SS soldiers, and for Reagan's difficulties in convincing voters of the wisdom of an expensive military buildup in the closing years of the cold war. About the Iran-Contra affair, which blackened Reagan's second term, Deaver has little to say, and about his own departure from the administration and subsequent investigation by federal prosecutors he is even more close-mouthed. Those seeking to learn more about Ronald Reagan as president may come away from Deaver's book disappointed. His admirers, however, will enjoy the anecdotes about "the traits that made him so successful as a leader and so peculiar--and wonderful--as a person." --Gregory McNamee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Reagan's former aide looks back on better days. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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读完这本书,我脑海中挥之不去的是其中塑造的那些鲜活的角色,他们每个人都仿佛是我认识的人,又或者是我曾经渴望成为的那种人。作者在人物刻画上的功力可见一斑,没有简单的善恶二元对立,而是展现了人性的多面性和复杂性。有些角色起初让我感到不解甚至厌烦,但随着故事的推进,我逐渐理解了他们的动机,甚至对他们产生了同情。而有些角色,我从一开始就觉得亲切,但随着他们经历的磨难,他们的坚韧和成长又让我肃然起敬。尤其是书中那个核心人物,他的选择和坚持,让我看到了个体在巨大社会压力下的渺小与伟大。这种真实的人物塑造,让我对生活中的每一个人都多了几分包容和理解。我开始思考,我们是否也常常因为标签和刻板印象,而忽略了他人内心真实的挣扎和闪光点?这本书让我学会了用更宽广的视野去看待他人,去感受他们隐藏在生活琐碎之下的灵魂。它就像一面镜子,映照出我内心深处的某些情感,也启发了我对人际关系和情感连接的更深层次的理解。
评分整本书读下来,我最深刻的印象是它所营造出的那种独特的氛围。它不是那种让你捧腹大笑或者热泪盈眶的直白情感宣泄,而是一种内敛、深沉、略带一丝忧郁的气质,却又在不经意间透出坚韧和希望。仿佛是在一个阴雨绵绵的午后,独自一人坐在窗边,看着雨滴落下,思绪万千,却又感到一种奇异的平静。作者对节奏的掌控非常到位,故事的发展张弛有度,不会让你感到过于急促,也不会让你觉得沉闷。每一个情节的出现,都恰到好处,仿佛是经过精心编排的乐章。这种沉浸式的阅读体验,让我感觉自己仿佛置身于故事的每一个场景之中,与角色一同经历着他们的喜怒哀乐。它所传递的情感,是一种缓慢而持久的,能够触动人心最柔软角落的力量。我感觉这本书就像一杯醇厚的红酒,需要慢慢品味,才能体会出其中丰富而多层次的风味。它在我心中留下的,是一种淡淡的,却又挥之不去的情感共鸣。
评分这真是一本能够激发我内心深处思考的书。它并没有给我一个简单易懂的答案,也没有提供一条清晰的“正确”道路,相反,它更像是在探索人生的各种可能性,以及在面对选择时,个体所经历的挣扎和迷茫。作者巧妙地将复杂的社会议题与人物的内心世界相结合,使得故事在引人入胜的同时,也具有深刻的现实意义。我发现自己在阅读过程中,会不自觉地将书中的情节与自己的生活经历联系起来,反思自己曾经做出的选择,以及那些未曾迈出的步伐。这种阅读体验,与其说是在“读”一本书,不如说是在进行一场深刻的自我对话。它让我重新审视了“成功”与“失败”的定义,以及在追求个人价值的过程中,我们所需要付出的代价和所能收获的成长。这本书并没有提供捷径,而是强调了过程的重要性,以及在不断探索和试错中,个体所能获得的宝贵经验。它让我更加珍视自己独一无二的经历,也更加勇敢地去拥抱生活中那些不确定性。
评分这本书给我带来了意想不到的惊喜,它就像一颗藏在书堆里的珍珠,闪烁着独特的光芒,吸引着我一层层地去探索。初读时,我并没有抱太大的期望,只是被它简洁而又略带神秘的书名所吸引,但随着故事的展开,我发现自己完全沉浸其中,无法自拔。作者的笔触细腻而富有张力,能够巧妙地描绘出人物内心的复杂情感,将那些藏匿在生活表象之下的暗流涌动刻画得淋漓尽致。我尤其喜欢作者对环境的描写,无论是城市里熙熙攘攘的街道,还是乡野间宁静的田园,都被描绘得栩栩如生,仿佛身临其境。这种细致的描写不仅为故事增添了真实感,也为人物的情感变化提供了绝佳的背景。更重要的是,书中探讨的主题触及了我内心深处的一些思考,让我对生活、对自我有了新的认识。我开始反思自己是否也在循规蹈矩的生活中迷失了方向,是否也需要一些勇气去打破常规,去寻找属于自己的那条与众不同的道路。这本书不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一次心灵的对话,一次深刻的自我审视。它让我意识到,即使在最平凡的生活中,也蕴藏着无限的可能性,只要我们敢于倾听自己内心的声音,敢于迈出那不寻常的一步。
评分这本书给我带来的感受,更多的是一种意料之外的哲学思辨。它并非直接灌输人生道理,而是通过故事的推进,在不经意间触及了许多关于存在、关于选择、关于自由的深刻议题。我发现自己常常在阅读过程中停下来,回味某一句台词,咀嚼某个情节,思考作者想要传达的更深层的含义。这种带有启发性的阅读体验,是市面上很多浮光掠影的书籍所无法给予的。它没有给我一个明确的答案,而是抛出了一系列问题,引导我去思考,去寻找属于自己的答案。我尤其欣赏作者在叙事上的留白,那些未被完全点破的细节,那些意味深长的暗示,都给了读者广阔的想象空间。我感觉自己不仅仅是在阅读一个故事,更是在参与一场思想的盛宴,与作者一同在人生的迷宫中探索。它让我意识到,生活并非只有一条既定的轨迹,而我们每个人都拥有塑造自己命运的力量。这种对自由意志的探讨,以及对个体独立思考的推崇,让我深受鼓舞。
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