Ten Minutes from Normal |
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Author:
| Hughes, Karen |
ISBN: | 978-0-670-03305-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Viking Adult |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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The rule of thumb in any White House is that nobody is indispensable except the president, said The New York Times, but Karen Hughes has come as close to that description as any recent presidential aide. Karen Hughes has worked beside President George W. Bush since, as she says, the motorcade was only one car and he was sometimes the one driving it. As counselor to the president, she brought the working moms perspective to the White House, often asking of President Bushs...
More DescriptionThe rule of thumb in any White House is that nobody is indispensable except the president, said The New York Times, but Karen Hughes has come as close to that description as any recent presidential aide. Karen Hughes has worked beside President George W. Bush since, as she says, the motorcade was only one car and he was sometimes the one driving it. As counselor to the president, she brought the working moms perspective to the White House, often asking of President Bushs policies, What does this mean for the average person?Yet the move from Texas to Washington was hard on her family, and in a controversial, headline-making decision that reverberated across America, she chose to place family first and quit the nations capital to return to Austin. There, Hughes continues to advise the president, where the kitchen wall calendar marks the State of the Union message side by side with her sons orthodontist appointments.In this disarmingly down-to-earth, warm, often funny, and frank book, Hughes looks at her unique career in George W. Bushs inner circle and the universal concerns of balancing work and family. Ten Minutes from Normalthe title comes from the campaign trailis a remarkable blend of the story of a normal woman who rose to great heights and an insightful look at American politics and Americas forty-third president.This is a book for the legions of women and men everywhere who are seeking new inspiration for how to remember their priorities and achieve balance in their lives. Most important, in a post-9/11 world, Hughes redefines the very notion of what is normal as something special and precious, never to be taken for granted in America again.