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Summary: Be a better father
Review: This was the most creative book on the presidents I have ever read. Just seeing their lives through the eyes of the children changes everything. But mostly I was motivated to be a better father. It is incredible to read about Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson, Adams as fathers. It seems that life demanded so much that something had to give and that something was all to often the kids. Made me rethink my own role.
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Summary: What a great read!
Review: Wead's storytelling style makes this a great, entertaining and informational read for all history and political buffs. An interesting topic that raises all kinds of questions about the powerful, wealthy and privileged who live in the public eye. Fun, and thought-provoking. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: FIRST FAMILY SECRETS REVEALED
Review: Who would have known that our Presidents' families have been so touchingly human, yet amazingly imperfect? Doug Wead reaches into the dusty bins of historic information to give us many of the tantalizing revelations and heart-warming anecdotes that we never got to read in school history books.After reading the book, I understand more than ever the pressures brought to bear on our nation's first families. I've read lots of books and articles on chief executives and their children, but this one is exceptional, reaching far beyond the prim-and-proper stories through the years which have often been released as "proper" history. It was also amazing how common threads of tragedy, success and downright quirkiness continue to run through the generations of White House dwellers. Wead's ATPC is a powerful, enlightening, must-read page-turner for all ages who, after reading these chapters, will never again be satisfied with ho-hum history books!
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