{"product_id":"certain-trumpets-garry-wills-9780684801384","title":"Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership","description":"What makes a leader? How do we identify effective leadership, and how should--and shouldn't--that power be used? In \u003ci\u003eCertain Trumpets\u003c\/i\u003e, Garry Wills presents portraits of eminent leaders including FDR to Ross Perot, King David, Martha Graham, and many others, offering an illuminating lens for studying society and ourselves. Dividing these portraits into sixteen leadership categories ranging from military to charismatic, intellectual, rhetorical, and elected, Wills highlights what makes each of his subjects unique, crafting along the way a distinct and incisive definition of leadership as a reciprocal engagement between two contrasting wills that serves to mobilize us toward a common good, and explaining why leadership is so often a contentious and emotionally charged subject. \"A stunningly literate and thoughtful examination of what makes a leader...[and] a welcome antidote to some of the more egregious 'management style' drivel,\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eCertain Trumpets\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring and edifying tour through the history of an indispensable social art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garry Wills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684801388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684801384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/1995","brand":"Garry Wills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946923655423,"sku":"9780684801384","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e16818a6-1fa8-4842-b041-5091f61efac8.jpg?v=1681515767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/certain-trumpets-garry-wills-9780684801384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}