Profiles in Audacity: Great Decisions and How They Were Made

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Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 309 pages
In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling 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 reexamines history by revealing the answer to the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choicesand 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; 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."

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About the author (2007)

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 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.

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