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Profiles in Leadership

Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness

Read by Nicholas Hormann
Edited by Walter Isaacson

Read by Nicholas Hormann
Edited by Walter Isaacson

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The best historians in the land consider examples of great leadership, well known and surprising, from Washington to Willkie and more.

What made FDR a more successful leader during the Depression crisis than Hoover? Why was Eisenhower more effective as supreme commander during World War II than he was as president? Why was Grant one of the best presidents of his day, if not in all of American history? What drove Bobby Kennedy into the scrum of electoral politics? Who was Pauli Murray and why was she one of the most decisive figures in the movement for civil rights?

Find the surprising and revelatory answers to these questions and more in this collection of new essays by great historians, including Sean Wilentz, Alan Brinkley, Annette Gordon-Reed, Jean Strouse, Robert Dallek, Frances FitzGerald, and others. Entertaining and insightful individually, taken together the essays represent a valuable set of reflections on the enduring ingredients of leadership.

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About Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson, presidente del Instituto Aspen, ha sido presidente de la CNN y director ejecutivo de la revista Time. Es autor de Steve Jobs: lecciones de liderazgo, Steve Jobs: la biografía, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life… More about Walter Isaacson

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Category: Domestic Politics | U.S. History | Audiobooks

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Oct 19, 2010 | 715 Minutes | ISBN 9780307912930
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Good bedside reading for history buffs.—Kirkus Reviews

Incisive and shrewd, this eclectic collection offers rich food for thought for students of history and management alike.—Booklist

At a time when leadership is lacking, this memorable book culls examples from our past to reveal what makes a person stand above the rest.—Publishers Weekly

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