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Recent Reads from the Bush Center

There is something for everyone on our latest reading list.

The Bush Center is full of avid readers, and we are eager to share some of our recent favorites. From timely reads on leadership to a little bit of rock and roll, our experts have given their stamps of approval to novels across the spectrum.

President George W. Bush

Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles

Mrs. Laura Bush

Mamma’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal

Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the Bush Center

Last Call for Liberty by Os Guinness

Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the Bush Institute

Inside Camp David: The Private World of the Presidential Retreat by Michael Giorgione

Learn more about Camp David in our latest special exhibit, Presidential Retreats: Away from the White House.

Hannah Abney, Vice President, External Affairs

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Miguel Howe, April and Jay Graham Fellow of the Military Service Initiative

Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise recently visited the Bush Center for a conversation on how he found his calling: To see that those who defend this country and its freedoms are never forgotten. Watch the event.

Lindsay Lloyd, Director, Human Freedom Initiative

The Red and the Blue by Steve Kornacki

Parkland: Birth of a Movement by Dave Cullen

Bill McKenzie, Editorial Director

The Last Pass by Gary Pomerantz

Matthew Rooney, Managing Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative

Buddenbrooks: Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann

Kevin Sullivan, Senior Adviser, External Affairs

Grateful American:  A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise

Hide & Seek:  The Irish Priest in the Vatican Who Defied the Nazi Command by Stephen Walker

Anne Wicks, Director, Education Reform

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans