Shaping History

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GREAT LEADERS shape history. Through their vision and integrity, passion and perseverance, as well as their willingness to take risks, they challenge beliefs and change the course of people's lives. Some are born into positions of power, others have leadership thrust upon them, but they all possess the ability to seize opportunities when they arise and the charisma to persuade others to follow where they lead.
Covering many difTerent areas of life. Shaping History looks at some of the most renowned, the most notorious and the most unlikely leaders. It examines each individual's skills and aptitude for leadership, and analyzes the effects their lives had on history.
Not all the hundred great leaders in this book were worldly-wise, not all were virtuous and some were seriously flawed, but they all left their mark on the world and made a difference to how we live today.
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GREAT LEADERS shape history. Through their vision and integrity, passion and perseverance, as well as their willingness to take risks, they challenge beliefs and change the course of people's lives. Some are born into positions of power, others have leadership thrust upon them, but they all possess the ability to seize opportunities when they arise and the charisma to persuade others to follow where they lead.
Covering many difTerent areas of life. Shaping History looks at some of the most renowned, the most notorious and the most unlikely leaders. It examines each individual's skills and aptitude for leadership, and analyzes the effects their lives had on history.
Not all the hundred great leaders in this book were worldly-wise, not all were virtuous and some were seriously flawed, but they all left their mark on the world and made a difference to how we live today.
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'M^w mfl^e history, and not the other my around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.'
Harry S. Truman
From Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt, the first powerful woman ruler in recorded history, to Robert Peary, discoverer of the North Pole, Shaping History tells the stories of the world's greatest leaders. From statesmen and military commanders to explorers and industrialists, Shaping History recounts the extraordinary lives of those men and women who have shone in their chosen field, and inspired others to follow them. Each essay within the book presents the biography of a great leader and vividly brings to life their achievements and the impact they had on the world around them. Vissza