1、 出版策划书名：Decision Points 作者： George W. Bush出版社：Crown PublishersISBN: 978-0-307-59061-9出版时间： 2010 年 11 月，第一版内容介绍： 决定时刻是美国前总统小布什亲笔撰写的回忆录。2007 年还在总统任上即着手，卸任后闭门笔耕，终于在 2010 年 11 月面市。根据小布什自己在前言里介绍，这本书受美国内战后担任总统的格兰特写的回忆录的启发，与其他总统的自传不同。它只选择他人生中那些重要的“拐点” ，包括青年时期戒酒的决定、当总统后在 911 袭击、出兵阿富汗、攻打伊拉克、卡特里娜飓风、金融危机等“决定时刻
2、” 做出决策的内幕。 在担任美国总统期间，小布什留给大家的印象是始终不肯承认错误，但在回忆录中，他坦诚、直率地写出了自己身上的缺点如酗酒、开粗俗玩笑，和犯下的错误。当然，他也没忘大书特书自己在改革美国教育、挽救非洲艾滋病人和疟疾病人等方面做出的贡献。 小布什本是耶鲁大学历史专业出身，又于毕业后到哈佛就读工商管理，久经商海政坛，又当了八年的美国总统。按理他不会无话无事可写，为何写本回忆录这么费劲？最主要的原因是，他八年的总统生涯实在乏善可陈。如布热津斯基在他的第二次机遇一书中的评价，尽管小布什“具备强劲勇气的本能，但惟独缺乏对复杂世界的了解，且还有容易教条化的习性， ”小布什政府的八年被概括为“
3、灾难性的领导。 ”这当然是小布什迟迟写不出回忆录的原因，也是他最不愿承认的错误。所以他在书中竭力想表明：他虽有缺点毛病，但很孝敬总统老爸和老妈；虽然很多人批评指责他，但情况太复杂太棘手，他做决策时认为是对的；虽然现在正面评价很少，但这还不算完，几十年后会有的。我不是学逻辑的，相信聪明的读者会看出更多更有趣的东西来。 作者介绍：乔治W布什简介 1946 年 7 月 6 日生于德克萨斯州米德兰1964 至 1968 年就读耶鲁大学历史系1968 至 1973 年在国家空军警卫队服役1975 年获得哈佛大学工商管理硕士学位1975 至 1986 年在德州经营石油和天然气生意1978 年首次参加国会议
4、员竞选失利1989 年至 1994 年德克萨斯漫游者棒球队合伙人1994 年竞选得克萨斯州州长成功1998 年再次当选州州长1999 年 6 月 12 日正式宣布参加总统竞选2004 年连任总统前言及翻译The final year of my presidency, I began to think seriously about writing my memoirs. On the recommendation of Karl Rove, I met with more than a dozen distinguished historians. To a person, they tol
5、d me I had an obligation to write. They felt it was important that I record my perspective on the presidency, in my own words. 在总统任上的最后一年，我就曾认真地考虑过写回忆录这件事。在卡尔- 洛夫的推荐下，我会见了十多位杰出的历史研究者。他们私下里说，我有义务把回忆录写出来。他们感到，用我自己的话语，把自己对任职八年的想法记录下来，意义重大。“Have you ever seen the movie Apollo 13?” the historian Jay Wini
6、k asked. “Everyone knows the astronauts make it home in the end. But youre on the edge of your seat wondering how they do it.” “您看过电影阿波罗 13 号吗?”历史学家杰伊维尼克问道。 “每人都知道那些宇航员最终回家了。而您即将离任，想知道他们如何实现。 ”Nearly all the historians suggested that I read Memoirs by President Ulysses S. Grant, which I did. The boo
7、k captures his distinctive voice. He uses anecdotes to re-create his experience during the Civil War. I could see why his work had endured. 几乎所有的历史学家都推荐我去读老格兰特总统的回忆录，我阅读了此书。发现它有独特的风格。老格兰特总统通过讲述一些不为人知的奇闻异事再现了他的内战经历。我知道他的回忆录得以长存的原因。Like Grant, I decided not to write an exhaustive account of my life or
8、 presidency. Instead I have told the story of my time in the White House by focusing on the most important part of the job: making decisions. Each chapter is based on a major decision or a series of related decisions. As a result, the book flows thematically, not in a day-by-day chronology. I do not
9、 cover all of the important issues that crossed my desk. Many devoted members of my Cabinet and staff are mentioned briefly or not at all. I value their service, and I will always be grateful for their contributions. 跟格兰特一样，我也不打算长篇累牍地叙述自己的人生或总统生涯。我只讲述我自己的故事，重点讲述了在白宫担任总统最重要的工作：决策。每一章节都以一个主要的或一系列相关的决策
10、为基础。这样，全书就按不同的主题来组织，而不是按一天接一天的时间先后顺序来组织。我并没有把我处理过的所有主要问题都罗列在内。多位做出贡献的内阁成员和下属在书中只是几笔带过甚至只字未提。他们的工作对我意义重大，对他们做出的贡献我是永远感激不尽的。My goals in writing this book are twofold. First, I hope to paint a picture of what it was like to serve as president for eight consequential years. I believe it will be impossib
11、le to reach definitive conclusions about my presidencyor any recent presidency, for that matterfor several decades. The passage of time allows passions to cool, results to clarify, and scholars to compare different approaches. My hope is that this book will serve as a resource for anyone studying th
12、is period in American history. 写作此书有两个目的。一是希望就自己八年的总统生涯做一刻画。我相信对我或任何最近几任总统下定论，没有几十年是不可能的。时间的流逝会让激情冷却，让结果变得清晰，让研究者用不同的方法比较。希望此书能为任何研究这一时期美国历史的人提供参考。Second, I write to give readers a perspective on decision making in a complex environment. Many of the decisions that reach the presidents desk are tough
13、 calls, with strong arguments on both sides. Throughout the book, I describe the options I weighed and the principles I followed. I hope this will give you a better sense of why I made the decisions I did. Perhaps it will even prove useful as you make choices in your own life. 二是为读者提供一种视角，如何在复杂环境下做出
14、决定的视角。很多交由总统最终敲定的事情都非常棘手，支持或反对的双方都有强有力的论据。贯穿本书的，记录我对不同选择的衡量和决策所遵循的原则，贯穿本书的始终。希望这能让你更好理解我做出的那些决策。或许这将有助于你在生活中做出自己的选择。Decision Points is based primarily on my recollections. With help from researchers, I have confirmed my account with government documents, contemporaneous notes, personal interviews, n
15、ews reports, and other sources, some of which remain classified. There were instances in which I had to rely on my memory alone. If there are inaccuracies in this book, the responsibility is mine. 本书主要根据我的回忆而写。在研究人员的协助下，我根据相关的政府文件、专门记录、访谈资料、新闻报道和其他资料甚至一些还未分类归档的资料，确认我的叙述与之相符。部分内容只能全凭回忆。本书若有任何不实之词，责任在
16、我。In the pages that follow, I have done my best to write about the decisions I got right, those I got wrong, and what I would do differently if given the chance. Of course, in the presidency, there are no do-overs. You have to do what you believe is right and accept the consequences. I tried to do t
17、hat every day of my eight years in office. Serving as president was the honor of a lifetime, and I appreciate your giving me an opportunity to share my story. 在这本书中，我尽了最大的努力，写下我做过的正确的、或错误的决策，以及我会做出的改变如果能重来。当然，作为总统做出的决定，不可能从头再来。自己相信是对的，才去做，成败自己面对。这八年里的每一天，我都这样努力了。担任总统是我一生的荣耀，作为总统我也感谢你，让我有机会把我的故事和你分享。
