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Profiles in Audacity

Great Decisions and How They Were Made

By: Alan Axelrod

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Profiles in Audacity

Great Decisions and How They Were Made

By: Alan Axelrod

A journey through history’s great decisions—and the people who had the courage to make them: “Insightful.” —Booklist In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling author and historian Alan Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history’s most significant figures. Axelrod explores the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices—and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The forty-six 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 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’s decision to sit in for civil rights Boris Yeltsin’s decision to embrace a new world order Flight 93’s decision to take a stand against terror, and more

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1402772564

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1001 People Who Made America

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

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1001 People Who Made America

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

Who are the pivotal figures in American history, the men and women who have helped shape us as a people and have influenced how we perceive ourselves as Americans? In this companion to his popular 1001 Events That Made America, Alan Axelrod looks into all areas of our collective past and highlights the famous as well as the infamous, the virtuous as well as the notorious, from the nation’s earliest days to the present. Serving up history in lively, accessible bites, the book presents a Who’s Who in American politics, arts, science, business, religion, and pop culture, along with concise explanations of each figure’s historical significance. Featured personalities range from Jesse James to Al Capone, Harriet Beecher Stowe to Betty Friedan, George Washington to George W. Bush, Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King, Jr., Stephen Foster to Elvis, John L. Sullivan to Muhammad Ali, Edwin Booth to Marlon Brando, Washington Irving to Thomas Pynchon, and John Jacob Astor to Bill Gates. Packed with information and insight, 1001 People Who Made America gives readers a deeper understanding of what it means to be an American. The appealing design and easy-to-read format invite browsing and sharing.

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National Geographic Books

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1426202687

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1001 Events That Made America

By: Alan Axelrod

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1001 Events That Made America

By: Alan Axelrod

A panoramic journey marked by more than one thousand milestones and turning points is explained in concise detail in a chronology of key events in American history.

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1426200218

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Profiles in Folly

History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong

By: Alan Axelrod

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Profiles in Folly

History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong

By: Alan Axelrod

The bestselling author of Profiles in Audacity returns with an “illuminating [and] entertaining” study of historically bad decisions (Publishers Weekly). In an engrossing anecdotal format, historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod turns to the dark side of audacious decision-making—and explores history’s most tragic errors, the people who made them, and why they happened. While Axelrod looks at the hopelessly dumb and the overtly evil, the main focus is on smart people who had the best of intentions—but whose plans went disastrously wrong. The 35 compelling stories include the sailing of the “unsinkable” Titanic; Edward Bernays’s 1929 campaign to recruit women smokers; Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of the Nazis; Ken Lay’s deception with Enron; and even the choice to create a “New Coke” and fix what wasn’t broke. These are cautionary tales that any decision-maker can learn from—albeit with exquisite twists ranging from acerbic to horrific.

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1402798822

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American History A.S.A.P

As Soon as Possible, as Simple as Possible

By: Alan Axelrod

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American History A.S.A.P

As Soon as Possible, as Simple as Possible

By: Alan Axelrod

For people who want to fill their educational gaps, this accessible nuts-and-bolts primer to American history is written A.S.A.P.--As Simple As Possible.

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0735203059

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Patton's Drive

The Making of America’s Greatest General

By: Alan Axelrod

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Patton's Drive

The Making of America’s Greatest General

By: Alan Axelrod

Patton’s Drive tells the story of how a young man born to war—who believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors past—became a modern American general: in terms of enemy killed or captured, territory taken, and people liberated, the greatest field commander of World War II.

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0762767081

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Bradley

By: Alan Axelrod

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Bradley

By: Alan Axelrod

A study of the life and influence of Omar Nelson Bradley, five-star US Army general, World War II leader, and military policy maker. Alan Axelrod applies his signature insight and compelling prose to the life, strategy and legacy of the general Bradley who remains the model for all commanders today as the man who revolutionized the National Guard, shaped the US Army’s focus on the individual soldier, and emphasized cooperation and coordination among the military services—a cornerstone of modern US military doctrine. Dubbed by the World War II press as “the GI General” because of his close identification with his men, Omar Bradley rose to command the US 12th Army Group in the European Campaign. By the spring of 1945, this group contained 1.3 million men—the largest exclusively American field command in US history. Mild mannered, General Bradley was a dedicated mentor, the creator of the Officer Candidate School system, and a methodical tactician who served through World War II. Then, as a five-star general, he lifted the Veterans Administration from corruption and inefficiency to a model government agency, served as US Army chief of staff, first chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and head of NATO.

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0230608566

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America

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

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America

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

Discover the stories that shaped our nation Sure, you know that America's colonists won our independence from Great Britain, that Washington became our first president, and that Lincoln freed the slaves. But these key events merely scratch the surface of our nation's history and the moments that helped shape the United States into the rich, diverse, and complex country it is today. America: History Examined explores the defining moments, decisions and people who have written our country's story up to now, including: The first people of America, with new archaeological and ethnographical findings An examination of the origins and course of the American Revolution The signing of the Declaration of Independence and creation of our Constitution The rise of Andrew Jackson and parallels with current American Populism A revealing look at the different causes that led to the American Civil War The World Wars and how they led to America's emergence as a superpower A critical examination of the Vietnam War and how it tested American pride Growing partisan gridlock, globalism vs. nationalism, and the dichotomy between the Obama and Trump presidencies

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146548700X

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Full Faith and Credit: The National Debt, Taxes, Spending, and the Bankrupting of America

By: Alan Axelrod

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Full Faith and Credit: The National Debt, Taxes, Spending, and the Bankrupting of America

By: Alan Axelrod

What is the national debt? Who loses from it? Who profits from it? Why is it a greater threat to America than international terrorism? In direct, non-partisan language, this book follows the money and finds the answers. Conservative, Liberal, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Socialist . . . Each has a laundry list for America on which the slow-motion cataclysm of unsustainable national debt is but a lonely bullet point among dozens of others. Full Faith and Credit zooms in on that point, liberates it from partisan programs and political orientations, expands it, explores it, and explains it. The book examines key dimensions of our national life—from a military-industrial complex more menacing than even Eisenhower could have imagined to a Tower of Babel tax code that covertly translates taxes into secret subsidies. With the aim of converting bystanders into informed advocates of change, Full Faith and Credit is rich with eye-opening data, surprising case studies, and you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up examples: • For every official the United States public has elected, its government supports 5000 unelected employees. • $1 billion is the cost to destroy $16 billion in ammunition unneeded by the U.S. military. • $20,973,890,000 is the total taxpayer cost to the Treasury of gambling losses deducted by millionaires. With easy-to-follow graphs and charts, as well as 20 uproarious full-color editorial cartoons drawn from the prior work of Pulitzer Prize–winning artist Michael Ramirez, Full Faith and Credit locates the tipping point of the $19.4 trillion (and counting) national debt crisis and offers ideas on how to fix it.

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WW Norton

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0789260689

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9780789260680

The Revolutionary War: 1775-1783

By: Alan Axelrod

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The Revolutionary War: 1775-1783

By: Alan Axelrod

Young readers learn and interact with the story of America’s war for independence through the epic paintings of America’s foremost historical artist, Mort Künstler For the first title in this series, Künstler’s paintings bring history to life with vivid, high-action portrayals of the primary events that won Americans their freedom from Britain: the Boston Tea Party, the Siege of Yorktown, Paul Revere’s ride, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The epic artworks faithfully chronicle these moments from history and encourage children to look again and again for special details—from the number of stars on George Washington’s flag to the style of a soldier’s uniform. Together with text by award-winning historian Alan Axelrod, these brilliantly explicit paintings engage a young reader’s attention and introduce them to American history through the visual arts.

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A Savage Empire

Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America

By: Alan Axelrod

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A Savage Empire

Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America

By: Alan Axelrod

A surprising and sweeping history that reveals the fur trade to be the driving force behind conquest, colonization, and revolution in early America Combining the epic saga of Hampton Sides's Blood and Thunder with the natural history of Mark Kurlansky's Cod, popular historian Alan Axelrod reveals the astonishingly vital role a small animal—the beaver—played in the creation of our nation. The author masterfully relays a story often neglected by conventional histories: how lust for fur trade riches moved monarchs and men to launch expeditions of discovery, finance massive corporate enterprises, and wage war. Deftly weaving cultural and military narratives, the author chronicles how Spanish, Dutch, French, English, and Native American tribes created and betrayed alliances based on trapping and trade disputes, producing a surprisingly complex series of loyalties that endured throughout the Revolution and beyond.

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1429990708

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Edison on Innovation

102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond

By: Alan Axelrod

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Edison on Innovation

102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond

By: Alan Axelrod

In this fascinating exploration of one of the most celebrated and innovative minds, best-selling author Alan Axelrod cuts through the myths and reverence surrounding Edison’s “genius” to show how the inventor was, in fact, an ordinary man who created extraordinary work. While many of us believe that creativity, like genius, is something that just happens by chance or destiny, Edison’s life demonstrates that creativity of the very highest order can indeed be summoned up at will, and even reduced to a reliable working method and set of principles.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470231394

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9780470231395

Armies South, Armies North

By: Alan Axelrod

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Armies South, Armies North

By: Alan Axelrod

An argument settler--and starter--for Civil War buffs who want to know which side had the better soldiers: Armies South, Armies North definitively compares the military forces of both sides. Civil War buffs are always arguing over which side had the better soldiers. Armies South/Armies North by Alan Axelrod helps readers reconsider their understanding of America’s most harrowing war. Axelrod is the author of more than one hundred books with a passion for military history and leadership. Each chapter of his new book compares the military forces with both quantitative and qualitative measures. Axelrod analyzes the equipment, the leadership and strategies, and the men who fought in each army, with additional focus on lesser known flash points during the war.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493024078

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World War I

By: Alan Axelrod

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World War I

By: Alan Axelrod

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0028639022

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Generals South, Generals North

The Commanders of the Civil War Reconsidered

By: Alan Axelrod

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Generals South, Generals North

The Commanders of the Civil War Reconsidered

By: Alan Axelrod

With April 12, 2011, set to mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, the time is ripe for a new assessment of the conflict’s most influential and controversial military leaders. Generals South, Generals North highlights twenty-four such commanders—twelve each from the Confederacy and the Union. Best-selling author and military historian Alan Axelrod presents a biography of each, narrates the major engagements in which each fought (emphasizing tactical leadership and outcome produced), and explores each man’s ever-controversial reputation. His consequent rankings are based on both historical and modern-day sources. Each profile is accompanied by callout quotations, photographs of the general, additional illustrations such as battle depictions, and a map depicting either a major engagement or the general’s movements throughout the war. The result is an ideal quick reference for Civil War buffs and a beautiful addition to the library of general readers that is sure to start as many arguments as it settles.

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0762774886

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Marshall: Lessons in Leadership

By: H. Paul Jeffers,Alan Axelrod

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Marshall: Lessons in Leadership

By: H. Paul Jeffers,Alan Axelrod

The inspiring life of the military commander Churchill called "the organizer of victory

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0230114253

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Patton on Leadership

Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

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Patton on Leadership

Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare

By: Alan Axelrod, Ph.D.

Drawing on General George Patton’s decisive moves and distinctive style, Alan Axelrod's Patton on Leadership gives executives and managers straightforward, practical lessons in dynamic, results-oriented management. This guide covers how to develop a leadership attitude, communicate effectively, inspire others, and more, with period photographs of the Patton throughout his career. “What can a civilian corporate leader learn from the combat tactics of General George S. Patton Jr.? Find out by reading Alan Axelrod’s Patton on Leadership. He takes leadership wisdom of one of America’s greatest and most colorful combat generals and applies it to contemporary civilian corporate organizations. Organized around Patton’s quotations and writings, each being related to specific corporate situations, Axelrod presents an in-depth understanding into the general’s leadership style and demonstrates that Patton’s ‘genius was being able to capitalize on his own intuitive notion of leadership.’ This book provides a perspective insight of a leadership methodology that may be a valuable asset to many corporate executives.”—Rutherford B. Johnson, commander, Georgia Chapter, George S. Patton Jr. Historical Society “I have no doubt that the leadership skills and personal attitude practiced by General Patton can be used effectively in both corporate and government managerial positions. Current and future leaders would do well to master those skills and to practice the vital requisities of honesty and integrity for which General Patton was noted and without which, leadership is highly suspect.”—William A. Burke, Major General (Ret.)

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0735202974

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Blooding at Great Meadows

Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man

By: Alan Axelrod

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Blooding at Great Meadows

Young George Washington and the Battle that Shaped the Man

By: Alan Axelrod

We all know George Washington as the Father of the American Nation; few know him as a 22-year-old Virginia lieutenant colonel who led three-hundred of his soldiers to fight a far-more-experienced French army-and paid a high price. Historian Alan Axelrod brings this little-known story to life in his riveting account of the key battle that launched the French and Indian War-and Washington's role in the loss of that pivotal fight. Published in hardcover in 2007, Blooding at Great Meadows is sure to find a new audience in paperback.

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0762432276

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How America Won World War I

By: Alan Axelrod

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How America Won World War I

By: Alan Axelrod

Immediately after the armistice was signed in November, 1918, an American journalist asked Paul von Hindenburg who won the war against Germany. He was the chief of the German General Staff, co-architect with Erich Ludendorff of Germany’s Eastern Front victories and its nearly war-winning Western Front offensives, and he did not hesitate in his answer. “The American infantry,” he said. He made it even more specific, telling the reporter that the final death blow for Germany was delivered by “the American infantry in the Argonne.” The British and the French often denigrated the American contribution to the war, but they had begged for US entry into the conflict, and their stake in America’s victory was, if anything, even greater than that of the United States itself. But How America Won WWI will not litigate the points of view of Britain and France. The book will accepts as gospel the assessment of the top German leader whose job it had been to oppose the Americans directly - that the American infantry won the war - and this book will tell how the American infantry did it.

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1493031937

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Miracle at Belleau Wood

The Birth Of The Modern U.S. Marine Corps

By: Alan Axelrod

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Miracle at Belleau Wood

The Birth Of The Modern U.S. Marine Corps

By: Alan Axelrod

Now in paperback! Military Book Club® Main Selection History Book Club® Featured Alternate * The battle that transformed a group of common soldiers into the modern-day Marine Corps Miracle at Belleau Wood begins in June 1918 at Les Mare Farm in France with just 200 U.S. marines, who spilled their blood to prevail against impossible odds, resisting an overwhelming German force of thousands and turned the battle back against the enemy, saved Paris, saved France, and saved the Allied hope of victory. Called “the Gettysburg of the Great War” by many at the time, it rescued America and its allies from almost certain defeat. This book tells the riveting story of the modern marines as America’s fiercest and most effective warriors, the world’s preeminent fighting elite. Miracle at Belleau Wood is the story of an epoch-making battle--a battle that elevated the Corps to legendary status and forever burned them into the American imagination. Praise for Miracle at Belleau Wood “Axelrod brings us back vividly to the shocking casualties of ‘the war to end all wars.’” —Bing West, author of No True Glory, former Assistant Secretary of Defense “Alan Axelrod has perfectly captured the embodiment of U.S. Marines and their unparalleled Esprit de Corps. . . . A must read!” —Jay Kopelman, author of the best-selling From Baghdad with Love “Axelrod is one of America’s great military historians. He’s done it this time with riveting non-stop action that reads like the best of Hemingway’s frontline reports plus the Marine Corps novels of W.E.B. Griffin. Axelrod pushes you right into the action, onto the battlefield, and never lets up.” —Paul B. Farrell, JD, PhD, syndicated columnist for Dow Jones’s MarketWatch, former Staff Sergeant in the US Marine Corps Praise for Patton: A Biography “Like Patton at his best: polished, precise, and persuasive.” —Kirkus Reviews

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1493032909

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In the Time of the Revolution

Living the War of American Independence

By: Alan Axelrod

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In the Time of the Revolution

Living the War of American Independence

By: Alan Axelrod

The American Revolution was a war, but it was also a time, a span of history, in which some people fought, but most just lived. They thought, acted, worked, raised families, worshipped, built, sold, bought, and tried to live as best they could in a time of hope, anxiety, despair, loss, gain, and, above all, disruption. In the Time of the Revolution is a popular, single-volume history of the American Revolution, 1775 to 1783, an intensely active, exciting, and critical span of time in North America. It began with a lopsided skirmish at Lexington, Massachusetts, culminated militarily in a major amphibious campaign mounted by a large Franco-American army against British army and naval forces at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, and then passed through two more years of desultory combat and cruel fights between diehard Loyalists and vengeful Patriots before ending in the Treaty of Paris. During these eight years in an America that was a collection of young towns on the edge of a vast wilderness, the break-up with the mother country was the central fact of life.

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1493038648

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Selling the Great War

The Making of American Propaganda

By: Alan Axelrod

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Selling the Great War

The Making of American Propaganda

By: Alan Axelrod

The riveting, untold story of George Creel and the Committee on Public Information -- the first and only propaganda initiative sanctioned by the U.S. government. When the people of the United States were reluctant to enter World War I, maverick journalist George Creel created a committee at President Woodrow Wilson's request to sway the tide of public opinion. The Committee on Public Information monopolized every medium and avenue of communication with the goal of creating a nation of enthusiastic warriors for democracy. Forging a path that would later be studied and retread by such characters as Adolf Hitler, the Committee revolutionized the techniques of governmental persuasion, changing the course of history. Selling the War is the story of George Creel and the epoch-making agency he built and led. It will tell how he came to build the and how he ran it, using the emerging industries of mass advertising and public relations to convince isolationist Americans to go to war. It was a force whose effects were felt throughout the twentieth century and continue to be felt, perhaps even more strongly, today. In this compelling and original account, Alan Axelrod offers a fascinating portrait of America on the cusp of becoming a world power and how its first and most extensive propaganda machine attained unprecedented results.

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0230619592

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The Real History of the American Revolution

A New Look at the Past

By: Alan Axelrod

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The Real History of the American Revolution

A New Look at the Past

By: Alan Axelrod

Axelrod explores the fascinating mix of philosophical ideals and economic self-interest that ignited America's struggle for independence.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402768168

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Getting Your Way Every Day

Mastering the Lost Art of Pure Persuasion

By: Alan Axelrod

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Getting Your Way Every Day

Mastering the Lost Art of Pure Persuasion

By: Alan Axelrod

What did the greatest thinkers of all time know about arguing and winning? Discover the lost art of rhetoric and use it to get what you want--every time!The most powerful system of persuasion, perfected by the likes of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, classical rhetoric has been long forgotten and ignored in favour of manipulative tricks masquerading as influence. Getting Your Way Every Day will change that. Author Alan Axelrod offers a new take on the classic strategies--modernizing them and making them relevant to any business or social situation.While the discipline may not sound sexy, its timeless principles really work. Readers will discover how to argue persuasively and win without alienating opponents; build productive and profitable rapport; leverage the power of reason, emotion and character for a more effective appeal; and transform arguments from shouting matches into constructive discussions. The book teaches readers how to understand their audience and turn that knowledge into a seamless argument that's guaranteed to work. With real-world anecdotes of the techniques in action, this enlightening and accessible guide reveals how anyone can get what they want.

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0814473350

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Revolutionary Management

John Adams on Leadership

By: Alan Axelrod

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Revolutionary Management

John Adams on Leadership

By: Alan Axelrod

John Adams did not hesitate to lead his countrymen into revolution, but when other advocates of American independence focused solely on tearing down British tyranny, Adams kept asking, “Then what?” Asking—and answering—this question was for him the key to managing revolutionary change successfully, for the present and for the ages. Drawing on the latest Adams scholarship as well as Adams’s autobiographical writings, Revolutionary Management: John Adams on Leadership presents—in the spirit and style of author Alan Axelrod’sbestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO—128 “lessons” for today’s business leaders. Adams’s leadership was less about change than about just and effective sustainability, which is why his experience offers such rich, relevant, and immediately applicable lessons to those who manage modern enterprises.

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1599216329

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9781599216324

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Navy

By: Alan Axelrod

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Encyclopedia of the U.S. Navy

By: Alan Axelrod

Covers people, historical events, weapons, uniforms, military life, traditions, and terminology relating to the United States Navy.

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081604712X

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9780816047123

Patton: A Biography

By: Alan Axelrod

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Patton: A Biography

By: Alan Axelrod

Patton is a concise and penetrating biography of one of history's greatest yet most controversial commanders and draws the life of an atavistic warrior-leader who defined modern warfare in the twentieth century's most desperate and destructive theater of combat: World War II. George S. Patton embodied contradiction: a cavalryman steeped in romantic military tradition, he nevertheless pulled a reluctant American military into the most advanced realms of highly mobile armored warfare. An autocratic snob, Patton created unparalleled rapport and loyalty with the lowliest private in his command; an outspoken racist, he led the only racially integrated U.S. military unit in World War II; an exuberantly profane man, he prayed daily and believed God had destined him for military greatness; a profoundly insecure individual, he made his Third Army the most self-confident and consistently victorious fighting force in the European theater. From Patton's boyhood battling dyslexia and becoming an avid reader, to his leadership strategies that modernized the U.S. army, Alan Axelrod delivers a fascinating account of Patton's life and legacy.

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1250109337

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9781250109330

The Disruptors

By: Alan Axelrod

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The Disruptors

By: Alan Axelrod

50 People Who Changed the World Includes stories of people such as: • Isaac Newton • Albert Einstein • Nikola Tesla • Marie Curie • Mohandas Gandhi • Steve Jobs • Jeff Bezos • Elon Musk • Madonna Meet 50 women and men who broke the rules and changed the world What does Charles Darwin have in common with Johannes Gutenberg—or with Jackson Pollock, Martin Luther, Betty Friedan, Steve Jobs, and DJ Kool Herc? They were the disruptors, upending established cultural, technical, spiritual, or scientific paradigms and altering the way we live forever. In The Disruptors, bestselling author Alan Axelrod presents dramatic and illuminating profiles, accompanied by original line drawings, of 50 visionaries who didn’t settle for the status quo. Their innovations range from the printing press (Gutenberg) to the fight for women’s equality (Friedan), from the iPhone (Jobs) to the innovation of hip-hop (Harc). They altered expectations about what constitutes art (Pollock), who controlled the way people worshiped (Luther), and where humanity came from (Darwin). Alan Axelrod is the author of more than 150 books. He has appeared in numerous magazine and newspaper articles as well as on many TV and radio programs.

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Jaico Publishing House

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938930590X

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9789389305906

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Air Force

By: Alan Axelrod

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Encyclopedia of the U.S. Air Force

By: Alan Axelrod

Covers people, historical events, weapons, uniforms, military life, traditions, and terminology relating the the United States Air Force.

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Facts on File

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0816047138

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9780816047130

Napoleon, CEO

6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders

By: Alan Axelrod

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Napoleon, CEO

6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders

By: Alan Axelrod

A look at the leadership style of the brilliant military strategist who also laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe. In this fascinating book, historian and bestselling business author Alan Axelrod takes an in-depth look at this much-studied historical figure in a new way, exploring six areas that constitute the core of what made Napoleon Bonaparte a legendary military and political leader: Audacity, Vision, Empathy, Strategy, Logistics, and Tactics. Within these areas, Axelrod formulates approximately sixty lessons framed in military analogies, valuable for anyone who aspires to leadership—whether in the boardroom or the Oval Office.

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Union Square + ORM

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1402788932

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9781402788932

Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact

The Turning Points in Our History We Should Know More About

By: Alan Axelrod

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Little-Known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact

The Turning Points in Our History We Should Know More About

By: Alan Axelrod

Alan Axelrod identifies 18 smaller wars that led to great changes in history, from the Afghan Civil War that precipitated the rise of the Taliban to the Algerine War in 1815, seen as the first war on terror, to King Philip’s War in 1675 that, in proportion to the population at the time, was the costliest war in American history and changed the colonies forever. Axelrod takes a fascinating look at the turning points in world history that people often overlook. Filled with more than 75 maps, illustrations, and paintings. An in-depth and gripping read for people who want to know more about important historical events.

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Fair Winds Press

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1592333753

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9781592333752

America Out Loud

The Most Inspirational, Irreverent, Intelligent, Ignorant, Influential, and Important Things Americans Have Ever Said—and the Stories Behind Them

By: Alan Axelrod

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America Out Loud

The Most Inspirational, Irreverent, Intelligent, Ignorant, Influential, and Important Things Americans Have Ever Said—and the Stories Behind Them

By: Alan Axelrod

Give me liberty or give me death." "Houston, we have a problem." "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." American ears ring with these and hundreds of other declarations, spun out of history. Walt Whitman claimed to "hear America singing," but, mostly, we hear America talking. Out loud. This book features more than 300 quotations from influential Americans, including Benjamin Franklin, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush, Paris Hilton, and many more! This book chronologically records the historical timeline of America—one voice at a time.

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Simon and Schuster

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144051576X

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9781440515767

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