''Millie's Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush'' is a 1990

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Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of President George H. W. Bush, and the founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was ...

, written as if from the perspective of

Millie Millie is a feminine given name or diminutive form of various other given names, such as Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camilla or sometimes Amelia. People with the given name Notable people with the given name include: * Millie Bailey (1918–20 ...

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. Post-tax proceeds from book sales were donated to a literacy nonprofit organization. The book reached number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list (nonfiction) in 1990, and spent 23 weeks on ''

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'' hardcover bestseller list.

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