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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
No tenia ni idea de la vida de estos cuatro presidentes asi que ha sido bastante informativo.
No me ha gustado que intentan tomar conclusiones positivas de todo lo que hicieron cuando evidentemente eran humanos y se equivocaron tanto como el que mas.
Pero aparte de esta mirada a la historia con gafas de color de rosa, lo demas esta bastante bien.
No me ha gustado que intentan tomar conclusiones positivas de todo lo que hicieron cuando evidentemente eran humanos y se equivocaron tanto como el que mas.
Pero aparte de esta mirada a la historia con gafas de color de rosa, lo demas esta bastante bien.
Goodwin is so amazing!! I loved the structure of this book--4 presidents, 4 very different leadership styles, with sections for early life, mid-career setbacks, and leadership successes. Some of the Lincoln did seem recycled from "Team of Rivals," but since that is one of my favorite books of all time, I didn't mind; and I learned a lot about both Roosevelts and LBJ. The contrast with our current president throughout the book was striking...
Goodwin is a master and I really enjoyed watching her piece apart the patterns and lessons of subject matters she knows so well.
If you've never read Doris Kearns Goodwin, what are you waiting for? This book is among her best as she profiles the leadership styles of the four presidents she knows best.
You cannot go wrong with any of her works.
I listened to this book and each presidential section had a different reader.
You cannot go wrong with any of her works.
I listened to this book and each presidential section had a different reader.
Interesting read. I like Goodwin a lot, however I felt like this work was rushed, and I daresay hastened to meet a deadline. The leadership chapter on FDR entirely ignored his wartime record, which would have rounded out his character and added depth. Although I was a little thrown with the inclusion of LBJ, but I ultimately liked it. I would say that aspect has actually inspired me to learn more about his presidency.
What an incredibly timely, applicable and wise set of insights this book offers for the times in which we are living! This is a book everyone should read for insight and inspiration into the events we are all living right now – divides between haves and have-nots, civil rights, national recession - even as they explore parallel events of history!
I knew some about each of the four presidents Doris Kearns Goodwin explores in her look at Leadership in Turbulent times, but I learned much more about each of these men through her book. The learning – whether new or simply reminders – about how each man handled the very different, but in each case extraordinary events his life and his presidency presented is well worth the time to read this book. Kearns Goodwin does a great job in writing what could be a dry, history book in a way that makes the information accessible, understandable, and enjoyable to read!
In particular, there were several passages that felt monumentally, strikingly and scarily applicable to our current world from the examination of Theodore Roosevelt’s background and mindset in relation to the challenges presented by the 1902 coal strike:
And in discussing the approach Roosevelt took in handling the strike, the book noted:
Further along, when discussing the early days of FDR’s first tenure as president and what he faced, this felt, to me, frighteningly in the now:
Truthfully, there are so many powerfully inspiring - and unbelieveably relevant to current situations and issues - quotes about the leadership approach and capabilities of these men and how leadership comes about and is embraced and effectively used for the betterment of those led, that I could make this an excessively long review were I to include them all.
So instead I will simply say, whether you are interested in U.S. history generally, U.S. presidents specifically, or simply interested in the general concept of leadership and what powerful impact its effective development can create in any circumstance, then I highly recommend this book to you!
I knew some about each of the four presidents Doris Kearns Goodwin explores in her look at Leadership in Turbulent times, but I learned much more about each of these men through her book. The learning – whether new or simply reminders – about how each man handled the very different, but in each case extraordinary events his life and his presidency presented is well worth the time to read this book. Kearns Goodwin does a great job in writing what could be a dry, history book in a way that makes the information accessible, understandable, and enjoyable to read!
In particular, there were several passages that felt monumentally, strikingly and scarily applicable to our current world from the examination of Theodore Roosevelt’s background and mindset in relation to the challenges presented by the 1902 coal strike:
“The breadth of his hands-on experience at different levels of government, from the state legislature to the police department to the governor’s chair, had sensitized Roosevelt to the hidden dangers of the age: the rise of gigantic trusts that were rapidly swallowing up their competitors in one field after another, the invisible web of corruption linking political bosses to the business community, the increasing concentration of wealth and the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the squalid conditions in the immigrant slums, and the mood of insurrection among the laboring classes."
And in discussing the approach Roosevelt took in handling the strike, the book noted:
“. . .the rampant consolidation of corporate wealth that had developed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. The speed and size of that consolidation, Roosevelt powerfully felt, “accentuated the need of the Government having some power of supervision and regulation over such corporations.”
Further along, when discussing the early days of FDR’s first tenure as president and what he faced, this felt, to me, frighteningly in the now:
“[FDR’s] every word and deed communicated the clear vision that this day represented no mere changing of the guard from one party to another. Something vast and debilitating had come to an end; something new and hopeful was beginning. The centrepiece of this carefully constructed day of political theatre was the assertion of an intrepid and long-abandoned leadership, coupled with an assault on both the deflated psychological and the economic condition of the country.”
Truthfully, there are so many powerfully inspiring - and unbelieveably relevant to current situations and issues - quotes about the leadership approach and capabilities of these men and how leadership comes about and is embraced and effectively used for the betterment of those led, that I could make this an excessively long review were I to include them all.
So instead I will simply say, whether you are interested in U.S. history generally, U.S. presidents specifically, or simply interested in the general concept of leadership and what powerful impact its effective development can create in any circumstance, then I highly recommend this book to you!
I'm still not convinced LBJ was not a complete ass, but at least now I know all the good he accomplished, too. As for the rest, I needed no convincing, but understanding the choices they made has been illuminating.
Listen to the audiobook. Narration doesn't get much better than this.
Listen to the audiobook. Narration doesn't get much better than this.
In true Doris Kearns Goodwin style, she breaks down four of our presidents - their young ambition - their personal struggles - their launch into the hardest job in our country - then their respective ends and impact. There were pieces I never knew. Correlations I’d never considered. And if you want to be a leader of any type this book is insightful. Makes me want to delve deeper into the lives of all three of the other presidents (Lincoln I’m pretty well read on) and some of the other people that made these men.
Los discursos! Las infancias! Los libros! Los sueños! Este libro es un espectáculo y Doris Kearns Goodwin es una genia y el siglo XXI está muy mal de líderes.