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"A fascinating...book. What Dead Certain does very nimbly is give the reader an intimate sense of the president's personality and how it informs his decision making." - The New York Times"What Draper does with great skill in Dead Certain is debunk caricatures of George Bush, both positive and negative. In place of the dim-witted bogeyman of the left and the resolute hero of the right, Draper introduces a three-dimensional man full of contradictions." -- Salon.com"A fascinating look at both [the Bush] presidency and his personality." -- Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News"Draper is no apologist for the administration, and for Bush-bashers there are plenty of nuggets.... But the overall portrait sheds a humanizing light on a much-vilified president." -- Los Angeles Times"An intimate portrait of a White House racked by more infighting than is commonly portrayed." -- The Washington Post"Amazing...stunning." -- New York Post"Washington's hottest dinner-party book this autumn." -- The Observer (UK)