Presidents' Secret Lives

(NAPSA)—Whenstudyinghistory, did you learn that John Quincy Adamsloved to skinny-dip in the Potomac, that George W. Bush made a huge profit selling stock from a company that quickly bottomedout or that Jimmy Carter reported a UFO sighting in Georgia? SECRET LIVES USPRESIDENTS WHAT YOUR TEACHERS NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT THE MEN OF THE WHITE HOUSE T) If not, you may want to do some required reading to get yourself ready for the coming 2004 elections. Learning more about the strengths and past foibles of the country’s most powerful men may help put this year’s candidates in a different perspective. A new book, the Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents (Quirk Books, $16.95) by Cormac O’Brien, features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the men who lived in the White House. From George Washington to George W. Bush, this book tackles the tough questions other history books are afraid to ask. Are there tunnels under the White House? How manypresidential daughters have posed for Playboy? Which president was too big to fit in a bathtub? Most importantly, this entertainingly witty book reminds us that the “Leader of the Free World” is also a human being whose escapades can be very amusing. The book can be purchased at Amazon.com.