Leadership: In Turbulent Times

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Intro; Dedication; Foreword; Part I: Ambition and the Recognition of Leadership; Chapter One: Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition"; Chapter Two: Theodore: "I rose like a rocket"; Chapter Three: Franklin: "No, call me Franklin"; Chapter Four: Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants"; Part II: Adversity and Growth; Chapter Five: Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better"; Chapter Six: Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life"; Chapter Seven: Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something"; Chapter Eight: Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life." Intro Dedication Foreword Part I: Ambition and the Recognition of Leadership Chapter One: Abraham: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition" Chapter Two: Theodore: "I rose like a rocket" Chapter Three: Franklin: "No, call me Franklin" Chapter Four: Lyndon: "A steam engine in pants" Part II: Adversity and Growth Chapter Five: Abraham Lincoln: "I must die or be better" Chapter Six: Theodore Roosevelt: "The light has gone out of my life" Chapter Seven: Franklin Roosevelt: "Above all, try something" Chapter Eight: Lyndon Johnson: "The most miserable period of my life." Part III: The Leader and the Times: How They LedChapter Nine: Transformational Leadership: Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Chapter Ten: Crisis Management: Theodore Roosevelt and the Coal Strike Chapter Eleven: Turnaround Leadership: Franklin Roosevelt and the Hundred Days Chapter Twelve: Visionary Leadership: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights Epilogue: Of Death and Remembrance Acknowledgments About the Author Business Books on Leadership Skills Abbreviations Used in Notes Notes Bibliography Index Illustration Credits Copyright