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.
"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
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