Profiles in Leadership
Historians on the Elusive Quality of Greatness
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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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"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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- De Kathy en 05-27-15
De: Terry Golway
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American Heritage History of the Presidents
- De: Michael R. Beschloss
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 25 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
From George Washington's reluctant oath-taking through George W. Bush's leadership challenges after September 11, 2001, we view ambitious and fallible men through the new lens of the 21st century. Where did they succeed? Where did they fail? And what do we know now that we could not have known at the time?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but Far from Great
- De Michael en 07-11-20
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The Soul of America
- The Battle for Our Better Angels
- De: Jon Meacham
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders, Jon Meacham
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,469
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,781
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,748
Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the “better angels of our nature” have repeatedly won the day. Painting surprising portraits of Lincoln and other presidents, including Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and LBJ, and illuminating the courage of influential citizen activists and civil rights pioneers, Meacham brings vividly to life turning points in American history. Each of these dramatic hours have been shaped by the contest to lead the country to look forward rather than back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thanks! I needed this!
- De Kindle Customer en 05-29-18
De: Jon Meacham
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Lincoln on Leadership for Today
- Abraham Lincoln's Approach to Twenty-First-Century Issues
- De: Donald T. Phillips
- Narrado por: Donald T. Phillips
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
The author of the classic best seller Lincoln on Leadership answers the question: How would President Lincoln handle the pressing crises of our modern world? Abraham Lincoln is recognized as one of history's finest leaders, a great president when the United States was under tremendous strain. But suppose he were alive today. How would Lincoln deal with today's high-pressure issues, from politics to business?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Leveraging Lincoln to drive a personal agenda
- De J en 07-18-17
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Don't Know Much About the American Presidents
- De: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, y otros
- Duración: 23 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 219
For more than 20 years since his New York Times best seller Don't Know Much About History first appeared, Davis has shown that Americans don't hate history, just the dull version dished out in school. Now Davis turns his attention to what is arguably the most important and most fascinating subject in American history: our presidents. From the heated debates over executive powers through the curious election of George Washington in 1789 and, for more than 200 years, up through the meteoric rise of Barack Obama, the presidency has been at the heart of American history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Biased
- De Justin Swihart en 05-29-13
De: Kenneth C. Davis
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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- De: Benjamin Carter Hett
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 497
Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? In this dramatic audiobook, Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, and the story he tells has disturbing resonances for our own time. Benjamin Carter Hett is one of America’s leading scholars of 20th-century Germany and a gifted storyteller whose portraits of the feckless politicians of the Weimar Republic show how fragile democracy can be when those in power do not respect it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I can't trust the author's account of these events
- De Example: Mark Twain en 11-10-19
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution: 1763-1789
- De: Robert Middlekauff
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 26 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,310
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically-acclaimed volume - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strong History Rich With Behind The Scenes Details
- De John en 10-06-11
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Every Man a King
- A Short, Colorful History of American Populists
- De: Chris Stirewalt
- Narrado por: Chris Stirewalt
- Duración: 4 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 115
American populism has always been home to a fascinating assortment of charismatic leaders, characters, kooks, cranks, and sometimes charlatans who have led the charge of ordinary folks who have gotten wise to the ways of the swamp. Every Man a King tells the stories of America's populist leaders, from Andrew Jackson and Teddy Roosevelt to Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and Donald Trump. It is a rollicking history of an American attitude that has shaped not only our current moment, but also the long struggle over who gets to define the truths we hold to be self evident.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Education delivered in a most entertaining way.
- De Snaps And Snippets en 09-17-18
De: Chris Stirewalt
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Leadership
- De: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrado por: Beau Bridges, David Morse, Jay O. Sanders, y otros
- Duración: 18 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,182
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,709
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,674
Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied most closely - Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) - to show how they first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were recognized by others as leaders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What makes a president great?
- De tru britty en 09-25-18
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Undelivered
- The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History
- De: Jeff Nussbaum
- Narrado por: Adam Gifford, Brian Bowles, Elisa Roth, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path. For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Recognize that this is a profoundly partisan book
- De Scott en 11-05-23
De: Jeff Nussbaum
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A History of the American People
- De: Paul Johnson
- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 48 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 703
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 496
Johnson's monumental history of the United States, from the first settlers to the Clinton administration, covers every aspect of American culture: politics, business, art, literature, science, society and customs, complex traditions, and religious beliefs. The story is told in terms of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A British conservative's view of American history.
- De Mike From Mesa en 06-17-09
De: Paul Johnson
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Henry Clay
- The Man Who Would Be President
- De: James C. Klotter
- Narrado por: James Anderson Foster
- Duración: 19 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 49
Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams - the man he put in office - and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to keep a young nation united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to tear it apart. Yet, despite his talent and achievements, Henry Clay never became president.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book by a talented writer and historian
- De Timothy en 08-24-18
De: James C. Klotter
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The True Flag
- Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
- De: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 548
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 491
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 491
How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes we burn with righteous anger, launching foreign wars and deposing governments. Then we retreat - until the cycle begins again. No matter how often we debate this question, none of what we say is original. Every argument is a pale shadow of the first and greatest debate, which erupted more than a century ago. Its themes resurface every time Americans argue whether to intervene in a foreign country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely and important
- De Joshua C. Packard en 02-20-17
De: Stephen Kinzer
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Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America
- A Biography
- De: William E. Gienapp
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, historian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as 16th president of the United States. Students will see how Lincoln grew during his years in office and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great man we could use in the current political climate.
- De dts67 en 01-30-24
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What It Took to Win
- A History of the Democratic Party
- De: Michael Kazin
- Narrado por: Lee Goettl
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
In What It Took to Win, the eminent historian Michael Kazin identifies and assesses the Democratic Party's long-running commitment to creating "moral capitalism" - a system that mixed entrepreneurial freedom with the welfare of workers and consumers. And yet the same party that championed the rights of the white working man also vigorously protected or advanced the causes of slavery, segregation, and Indian removal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely and informative History Book
- De Asha Sceanca en 03-24-22
De: Michael Kazin
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The Black History of the White House
- De: Clarence Lusane
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 16 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 157
The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black first family, the Obamas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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From Quarries to the Oval Office - Unforgettable
- De Susie en 07-14-16
De: Clarence Lusane
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In this collection of essays, Walter Isaacson reflects on the lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and various other interesting characters he has chronicled as a biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intelligence, in most cases, but that is not the secret of their success.
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Dull with poor narration
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The Innovators
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Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail?
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The Code Breaker
- Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
- De: Walter Isaacson
- Narrado por: Kathe Mazur, Walter Isaacson
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The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Except for the author, this book is good!
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Kissinger
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- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
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By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to a Gallup poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world’s imagination. Yet Kissinger was also reviled by large segments of the American public, ranging from liberal intellectuals to conservative activists. Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man's personality and the foreign policy he pursued.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A dissapointment
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- De Chris M. en 11-13-17
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In this collection of essays, Walter Isaacson reflects on the lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and various other interesting characters he has chronicled as a biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intelligence, in most cases, but that is not the secret of their success.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not Really Sketches
- De DAVID en 11-04-11
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dull with poor narration
- De KD6161 en 03-31-17
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A History of the Ancient Geeks
- De Mark en 10-21-14
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The Code Breaker
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Einstein
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Why we think it’s a great listen: You thought he was a stodgy scientist with funny hair, but Isaacson and Hermann reveal an eloquent, intense, and selfless human being who not only shaped science with his theories, but politics and world events in the 20th century as well. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos.
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Surprise: Two books in one!
- De Henrik en 04-20-07
De: Walter Isaacson
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 24 h y 40 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,803
Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings. In best-selling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin turns to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. In Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson shows how Franklin defines both his own time and ours. The most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- De Cathi en 07-20-13
De: Walter Isaacson
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Invent and Wander
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- De: Jeff Bezos, Walter Isaacson - introduction
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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In this collection of Jeff Bezos' writings - his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder letters, plus numerous speeches and interviews that provide insight into his background, his work, and the evolution of his ideas - you'll gain an insider's view of the why and how of his success. Spanning a range of topics across business and public policy, from innovation and customer obsession to climate change and outer space, this book provides a rare glimpse into how Bezos thinks about the world and where the future might take us.
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Do the right thing.
- De FULL Creative en 12-06-20
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Steve Jobs
- De: Walter Isaacson
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Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Biography, Fine narrator
- De Chris en 10-27-11
De: Walter Isaacson
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Washington
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- Narrado por: Scott Brick
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In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. This crisply paced narrative carries the reader through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A sad day when my book was done!
- De ButterLegume en 12-13-10
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Elon Musk
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When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
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4 out of 5 stars
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megalomania on display
- De JP en 09-12-23
De: Walter Isaacson