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A review by edgecy
Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin
3.0
If you have read any of Doris Kearns Goodwin's previous work, you know you are in for a thoughtful analysis. This book is no different. It charts four different presidents (Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and LBJ) through three different periods in their lives.
For the most part the writeup is good, but the structure of the book can get disorienting. The book covers Lincoln, T Roosevelt, FDR, LBJ in that order, first starting with an in-depth intro, then the period of despair (turbulent times), and finally the period of triumph. Unfortunately, because the way the book is structured, you can't follow one president from beginning to end. Just when one is deeply moved by one president, that flow is disrupted and you start anew with a different president. Better would it have been for the author to follow one president from beginning to end.
That aside, the book is superbly written, and especially benefited from the author's own personal time with one of the presidents, LBJ. Recommend picking it up if you're interested in leadership, presidents, or history.
For the most part the writeup is good, but the structure of the book can get disorienting. The book covers Lincoln, T Roosevelt, FDR, LBJ in that order, first starting with an in-depth intro, then the period of despair (turbulent times), and finally the period of triumph. Unfortunately, because the way the book is structured, you can't follow one president from beginning to end. Just when one is deeply moved by one president, that flow is disrupted and you start anew with a different president. Better would it have been for the author to follow one president from beginning to end.
That aside, the book is superbly written, and especially benefited from the author's own personal time with one of the presidents, LBJ. Recommend picking it up if you're interested in leadership, presidents, or history.