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murph_the_serf's review against another edition
4.0
I thought I knew what the word "exhaustive" meant. Until reading this book I was severely delusional.
bernieanderson's review against another edition
5.0
This was fantastic. Well worth the investment of time (not a quick read!) and attention.
Three real things that stick out to me as I reflect on this book.
1. Lincoln's leadership.
There are so many leadership lessons in this book. Lincoln's leadership intuition was incredible. From the premise of the subtitle (Make your rival's you allies) to simple things like: Learn to lead with story telling and learn the "power of the pause." There's so much here. If you're interested, check out a podcast episode I did with a friend of mine about this very issue. (As of this writing the episode is not released yet -- but should be episode 21). https://growability.com/podcast-home/
2. Chase's lack of leadership:
No one has really heard of Salmon P. Chase. I know I hadn't until I read this book. The contrast between Chase and Lincoln was startling. In laying aside his ambitions for the cause, Lincoln became a legend. In pursuing this ambition in the name of the cause, Chase is barely a memory. I found his arch sobering.
3. Racism is built into the systems of our Country.
You can't take an objective look at history and not see this. The system is not broken. It was actually built this way. This book helps to absolutely see this.
Highly recommended. Maybe the best thing I've read this year so far.
Three real things that stick out to me as I reflect on this book.
1. Lincoln's leadership.
There are so many leadership lessons in this book. Lincoln's leadership intuition was incredible. From the premise of the subtitle (Make your rival's you allies) to simple things like: Learn to lead with story telling and learn the "power of the pause." There's so much here. If you're interested, check out a podcast episode I did with a friend of mine about this very issue. (As of this writing the episode is not released yet -- but should be episode 21). https://growability.com/podcast-home/
2. Chase's lack of leadership:
No one has really heard of Salmon P. Chase. I know I hadn't until I read this book. The contrast between Chase and Lincoln was startling. In laying aside his ambitions for the cause, Lincoln became a legend. In pursuing this ambition in the name of the cause, Chase is barely a memory. I found his arch sobering.
3. Racism is built into the systems of our Country.
You can't take an objective look at history and not see this. The system is not broken. It was actually built this way. This book helps to absolutely see this.
Highly recommended. Maybe the best thing I've read this year so far.
smithx57's review against another edition
4.0
This is an excelkent biok. It really does exhibit Lincoln's genius... at the same time its got some serious flaws. I don't think the content justified the length. There was a lot of unjustified content. One area was the description of the social scene. There was no real explanation of how this was part of the political scene... why it mattered politically.
maddieb1110's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
linusnc's review against another edition
5.0
This has to be one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. This book really gets into the mind of Abraham Lincoln and shows just how special he was. This book shines in showing his political genius.
Doris Goodwin shows his highs and his lows in life and all in between. The great war that divided us and the one man that could Unite us. When I started reading this Abraham Lincoln was my favorite President and when I finished the book it was magnified tenfold. For those that do not know much about President Lincoln I would recommend that this be the first book you read about him and his life and his times.
Doris Goodwin shows his highs and his lows in life and all in between. The great war that divided us and the one man that could Unite us. When I started reading this Abraham Lincoln was my favorite President and when I finished the book it was magnified tenfold. For those that do not know much about President Lincoln I would recommend that this be the first book you read about him and his life and his times.