{"product_id":"leadership-doris-kearns-goodwin-9781476795928","title":"Leadership: In Turbulent Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, an invaluable guide to the development and exercise of leadership from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the multipart HISTORY Channel series \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheodore Roosevelt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After five decades of magisterial output, Doris Kearns Goodwin leads the league of presidential historians\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e). In her \"inspiring\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eLeadership\u003c\/i\u003e, Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely--Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)--to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized as leaders by others. By looking back to their first entries into public life, we encounter them at a time when their paths were filled with confusion, fear, and hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadership \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of how they all collided with dramatic reversals that disrupted their lives and threatened to shatter forever their ambitions. Nonetheless, they all emerged fitted to confront the contours and dilemmas of their times. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others. Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If ever our nation needed a short course on presidential leadership, it is now\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e). This seminal work provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field. In today's polarized world, these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency. \"Goodwin's volume deserves much praise--it is insightful, readable, compelling: Her book arrives just in time\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doris Kearns Goodwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476795924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476795928\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 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Doris Kearns Goodwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053548138751,"sku":"9781476795928","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61868bdb-6855-4b75-be53-38f79fd851b6.jpg?v=1685024944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leadership-doris-kearns-goodwin-9781476795928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}