Books

Welcome to the beta version of Shelfari’s new Book Detail pages!

These pages are editable by the community, so please contribute! Click here to learn more about this feature. We’d love to hear your feedback.

see page history

Description

A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in... read more

Summary

J. Kevin Sheehan presents a celebration of what's possible in his biographical snapshots of great leaders. By focusing on the unique character traits of outstanding leaders the author transforms the mysteries of leadership into something very real. He answers the question "what made them... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Table of Contents

The Perseverance of Abraham Lincoln

The Endurance of Frank Lloyd Wright

The Intensity of John Coltrane

The Faith of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Compassion of Mother Teresa

The Vision of Franklin Roosevelt

The Creativity of John Lennon

The Decency of Caesar Chavez

The Resilience of Billie Jean King

The Character of Marian Wright Hotelman

The Truths of Albert Schweitzer

The Gumption of Millard Fuller

The Instincts of Winston Churchill

The Voice of Bob Marley

The Words of Rachel Carson

The Resistance of the Unknown Rebel

The Forbearance of Jackie Robinson

The Humility of Neil Armstrong

The Freedom of Aung Sang Suu Kyi

The Determination of Nelson Mandela T

The Experimentation of Mohandas Gandhi

The Courage of Ruby Bridges

The Integrity of Harvey Milk

The Presence of Eleanor Roosevelt

The Imagination of Walt Disney

The Preparation of Bill Gates

The Grace of Katharine Graham

The Focus of Marie Curie

The Genius of Albert Einstein

The Joy of Louis Armstrong

The Education of Tiger Woods

The Work Ethic of Michael Jordan

The Standard of Nadia Comaneci

The Artistry of Ansel Adams

The Wonder of Georgia O'Keeffe

The Innovation of Martha Graham

The Discipline of Helen Keller

The Discoveries of Sacagawea

The Worlds of JRR Toluene

The Hope of Camp David

The People Skills of Dorothy Day

The Flexibility of Mikhail Gorbachev

The Reliability of Akio Morita

The Power of Persuasion in Berlin

The Charisma of Robert F Kennedy

Command Presence of Gen. George Marshall

The Light of Elie Wiesel

Self Confidence of Duke Ellington

The Person of Corazon Aquino

The Wison of William Faulkner

The Optimism of the Dalai Lama

The Team Play of Pele

The Attitude of Ella Fitzgerald

Inspiration of Rudolph Giuliani

The Daring of Amelia Earhart

The Strength of Anwar Sadat

The Initiative of Lech Walesa

The Equanimity of Mohanda Gandhi

The Solidarity of the Suffragettes

The Tenacity of Michael Jordan

The Mobility of Sidney Poitier

The Commitment of Vince Lombardi

The Artistry of Ansel Adams

The Wonder of Georgia O'Keefe

The Innovation Martha Grahm

The discipline of Helen Keller

The Discoveries of Sacagawea

The Worlds of JRR Tolkien

The Hope Camp David

The People Skills of Dorothy Day

The Flexibility of Mikhail Gorbachev

The Reliability of Akio Morita

The Power of Persuasion Berlin

The Charisma of Robert F Kennedy

The Presence of Gen. George Marshall

The Light of Elie Wiesel

The self-confidence of Duke Ellington

The Person of Corazon Aquino

The Wisdom of William Faulkner

The Optimism of the Dai Lama

The Team Play of Pele

The Attitude of Ella Fitzgerald

The Inspiration of Rudolph Giuliani

The Daring of Amelia Earhart

 

Books with Additional Background Information

List the books that contain additional information about this book.

Books That Influenced This Book

List the books that influenced this book.


If you have any suggestions for how we can improve this page or if there are sections that you would like us to add, please let us know.

Advertisement