The Leader's Bookshelf: 25 Great Books and Their Readers by Martin Cohen (Englis

Description: The Leader's Bookshelf by Martin Cohen This is a book about reading as a source of ideas and inspiration for a well-lived life. From adventure stories to scholarly studies of the workings of evolution, books are the intuition pumps that often drive innovation and progress. Here, the powerful alchemy of 25 books and some of their best known readers is explored and celebrated. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Which books inspired some of the worlds most successful people – and why? Come on a journey of literary exploration and find out how books can impact your life. It turns out that the life stories of many famous people start out with a particular book that inspired them when young. Here, Martin Cohen explores the lives of some remarkable people – inventors, scientists, business gurus and political leaders – and the books that have challenged, inspired, and influenced them. And so exploring the ideas, dreams and inspirations that this diverse group shared is at the heart of this book too. Inspiration, in particular, is the thread that ties together individuals with characters and backgrounds as diverse as Jimmy Carter and Henry Ford, Jane Goodall and Barack Obama, Malcolm X and Judge Clarence Thomas.Often, behind many tales of achievement lies much more than a collection of smart tactics. There are beliefs and values that guide many a grand strategy, too. And the strategies are often very different, which if you think about it, shouldnt come as a surprise. If there really were just one recipe for success, well, everyone would be using it already. No, the thing that unifies these disparate approaches is that they all provided for their owners a kind of conceptual grid onto which a wide range of day-to-day creative, scientific, or business practices are able to develop and grow. For Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google, for example, the grid was Charles Darwins notions of natural mutation and iteration. With Henry Ford, the man who pioneered the method of the assembly line, the grid was an obscure, ethereal theory of life as a sequence of reincarnations. And for both Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs, the grid was existentialist ideas about the pursuit of authenticity. In all these cases, a grand, indeed often philosophical, theory meshed perfectly with a practical business strategy. All of these remarkable people, and the books that most inspired them, are explored in this book. Author Biography Martin Cohen is an author, editor and educator who has written many popular books in philosophy and social science including 101 Philosophy Problems, 101 Ethical Dilemmas, Mind Games, Philosophical Tales and Wittgensteins Beetle, all enthusiastically reviewed and widely translated. He has also written key reference works for the for Dummies series on Critical Thinking Skills and Philosophy. He is currently Visiting Lecturer in English at the University of Pau in France. Table of Contents How to Use this BookIntroduction Part One: The Internet BillionairesThree chapters including:Chapter 1: Steve Jobs ExistentialismChapter 2. TBC, perhaps Mark ZuckerbergChapter 3. Googles Hopeful Monsters Strategy Part Two: The Business EntrepreneursThree chapters including: Chapter 4: Richard Branson rolls the Lucky DiceChapter 5: Oprah Winfrey, New Age Philosophy and the Seat of the SoulChapter 6: Mike Duffy, George Orwell and Behavioral EconomicsPart Three: Titans of IndustryThree chapters including: Chapter 7: John D. Rockefellers Spiritual EnlightenmentChapter 8: TBC, perhaps Alfred NobelChapter 9: Henry Ford and EternalismPart Four: The ScientistsThree chapters including:Chapter 10. Edison, Inventions - and the Power of Common SenseChapter 11. Harry Kroto and the Magic of BuckminsterfullereneChapter 12: Jane Goodall, Ethnobiology and Dr DoolittleAppendix: Ten Childrens Books Review In each chapter, Cohen pairs two leaders or innovators--such as Barack Obama and Jane Goodall, or Oprah Winfrey and Malala Yousafzai--who share similar interests, provides short biographies of each, and delves into books that have made a mark on their thinking . . . Cohens explanations of influential books are enjoyable and upbeat.What a brilliant idea to write a book about books that impacted leaders. Leaders always learn to lead and inspire others. They learn about people and their needs and apply this knowledge daily by helping people to grow. We are the product of our lessons and impressions where books help us to set our thinking free, reinvent ourselves again and again, and go for unexplored terrains. The Leaders Bookshelf is a book of great importance for those prepared to learn and grow. Promotional Which books inspired some of the worlds most successful people – and why? Come on a journey of literary exploration and find out how books can impact your life. Long Description Which books inspired some of the worlds most successful people - and why? Come on a journey of literary exploration and find out how books can impact your life. It turns out that the life stories of many famous people start out with a particular book that inspired them when young. Here, Martin Cohen explores the lives of some remarkable people - inventors, scientists, business gurus and political leaders - and the books that have challenged, inspired, and influenced them. And so exploring the ideas, dreams and inspirations that this diverse group shared is at the heart of this book too. Inspiration, in particular, is the thread that ties together individuals with characters and backgrounds as diverse as Jane Goodall and Barack Obama, Malcolm X and Judge Clarence Thomas, Oprah Winfrey and Malala Yousafzai, Rachel Carson and Frans Lanting.Often, behind many tales of achievement lies much more than a collection of smart tactics. There are beliefs and values that guide many a grand strategy, too. And the strategies are often very different, which if you think about it, shouldnt come as a surprise. If there really were just one recipe for success, well, everyone would be using it already. No, the thing that unifies these disparate approaches is that they all provided for their owners a kind of conceptual grid onto which a wide range of day-to-day creative, scientific, or business practices are able to develop and grow. For Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google, for example, the grid was Charles Darwins notions of natural mutation and iteration. With Henry Ford, the man who pioneered the method of the assembly line, the grid was an obscure, ethereal theory of life as a sequence of reincarnations. And for both Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs, the grid was existentialist ideas about the pursuit of authenticity. In all these cases, a grand, indeed often philosophical, theory meshed perfectly with a practical business strategy. All of these remarkable people, and the books that most inspired them, are explored in this book. Review Quote What a brilliant idea to write a book about books that impacted leaders. Leaders always learn to lead and inspire others. They learn about people and their needs and apply this knowledge daily by helping people to grow. We are the product of our lessons and impressions where books help us to set our thinking free, reinvent ourselves again and again, and go for unexplored terrains. The Leaders Bookshelf is a book of great importance for those prepared to learn and grow. Promotional "Headline" Which books inspired some of the worlds most successful people - and why? Come on a journey of literary exploration and find out how books can impact your life. Feature 11/9/20: The Bookseller published author article "How can books inspire career success?" Link: Details ISBN1538135760 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-10 1538135760 ISBN-13 9781538135761 Format Hardcover Language English Pages 232 Author Martin Cohen Short Title The Leaders Bookshelf Subtitle 25 Great Books and Their Readers Year 2020 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-10-09 NZ Release Date 2020-10-09 UK Release Date 2020-10-09 Illustrations Text Boxes; Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; Black & White Illustrations DEWEY 658.4 Audience General Publication Date 2020-09-09 US Release Date 2020-09-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129654141;

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