Profiles in Audacity: Great Decisions and How They Were Made
by Alan Axelrod
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In brief vignettes, historian Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history's most significant figures. Axelrod reexamines history by answering the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices--and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The 46 profiles range from ancient times to the present day and include Cleopatra's decision to rescue Egypt; Washington's decision to cross the Delaware and win; show more Gandhi's decision to prevail against the British Empire without bloodshed; Truman's decision to drop the A-bomb and end WW II; Rosa Parks' decision to sit in for civil rights; Boris Yeltsin's decision to embrace a new world order; and Flight 93's decision to take a stand against terror.--From publisher description. show lessTags
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Alan Axelrod was born on August 25, 1952, in New York. He was educated at Northeastern Illinois University and University of Iowa. He is a leading writer about American history, and is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History. In his books, Axelrod presents the facts, details, and faces that have helped shape the history of the show more United States. Axelrod has served as a consultant to several museums and institutions. He has received numerous honors, including a National Cowboy Hall of Fame Award in 1991. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 2006
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Business, Biography & Memoir, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 153.830922 — Philosophy & psychology Psychology Conscious mental processes and intelligence Decision Making And Persuasion Decision Making
- LCC
- CT104 .A835 — Auxiliary Sciences of History Biography Biography General collective biography
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