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Leadership - by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Paperback)

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  • The New York Times bestselling book about the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin "should help us raise our expectations of our national leaders, our country, and ourselve
  • About the Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin's work for President Johnson inspired her career as a presidential historian.
  • 496 Pages
  • Biography & Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State

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About the Book



In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership.



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The New York Times bestselling book about the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin "should help us raise our expectations of our national leaders, our country, and ourselve



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"Written in the companionable prose that makes Goodwin's books surefire best sellers. . . . We can benefit from reminders that even flawed mortals can, in times of national emergency, achieve great things. We can only hope that a few of Goodwin's many readers will find in her subjects' examples a margin of inspiration and a resolve to steer the country to a better place."-The New York Times Book Review "A book like Leadership should help us raise our expectations of our national leaders, our country and ourselves."-The Washington Post "Goodwin's volume deserves much praise - it is insightful, readable, compelling even - but the strongest compliment might be this: Her book arrives just in time."-The Boston Globe "After five decades of magisterial output, matching Pulitzer Prize-winning quality with best-selling appeal, Doris Kearns Goodwin leads the league of presidential historians. Insight is her imprint . . . Elegantly, she gathers the deeply researched strands of her big books to focus on the formative qualities of her White House heroes . . . The result is a fascinating study in contrasts, beautifully structured, as Goodwin alternates case studies of each president to examine the youthful roots of their ambition, their growth amid adversity, and their ultimate challenges."-USA Today "An inspiring read."-Christian Science Monitor "Published at a turbulent time, her book is a rich source of information and inspiration. . . . Most important, Goodwin reminds us that a democracy leadership is a two-way street, a mirror in which people, for better and worse, see their collective reflection."-Minneapolis Star Tribune "A masterwork on how good leaders become great leaders, how burning personal ambition can be elevated into driving ambition for a cause greater than self. Riveting, uplifting, and incisive, Leadership is a culminating work of a true intellectual artist."- Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great," co-author "Built to Last" "Business students invariably ask me: 'With what historical figure would you like to have lunch?' Doris Kearns Goodwin has prepared a marvelous banquet with four leaders whose lives provide lessons for all of us. Pull up a chair."-Warren Buffett "A must read."-Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski "[An] expert, extremely relevant study."-Booklist "With Leadership, Pulitzer Prize winner Goodwin cements her reputation as a scholar with a remarkable ability to bring the complexities of our past to life for everyday readers. It's a welcome gift indeed."-Bookpage "Leadership is a bravura performance by Doris Kearns Goodwin, an artist who writes today with the same level of excellence that she's demonstrated for more than 40 years."-Washington Independent Review of Books "It's as if she spent her entire career simply preparing to write this one volume. It was worth the wait. And well timed: If ever our nation needed a short course on presidential leadership, it is now."-Seattle Times



About the Author



Doris Kearns Goodwin's work for President Johnson inspired her career as a presidential historian. Her first book was Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream. She followed up with the Pulitzer Prize-winning No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II. She earned the Lincoln Prize for Team of Rivals, in part the basis for Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln, and the Carnegie Medal for The Bully Pulpit, about the friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. Her bestselling Leadership: In Turbulent Times was the inspiration for the History Channel docuseries on Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, which she executive produced. Her most recent book, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, provides a front-row seat to the pivotal people--JFK, LBJ, RFK, and MLK--and events of this momentous decade.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 496
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Presidents & Heads of State
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2019
TCIN: 76551663
UPC: 9781476795935
Item Number (DPCI): 248-73-8806
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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