Leadership - by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Paperback)

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"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

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