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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780446699112
ISBN: 044669911X
Label: Twelve
Manufacturer: Twelve
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: February 29, 2008
Publisher: Twelve
Sales Rank: 75797
Studio: Twelve
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Product Description:
In Hard Call, acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of life's toughest decisions. The authors identify six qualities typically represented in the best decisions:Awareness.Timing.Foresight. Confidence.Humility.Inspiration.These qualities are personified by the exceptional individuals in this book, each of whom made a hard call:
Branch Rickey's awareness of the opposition he would face in integrating the Brooklyn Dodgers, and his sagacity in choosing the right man, Jackie Robinson, to break baseball's color barrier.
Winston Churchill's foresight in preparing England's Navy for war.
Anwar Sadat's and Menachem Begin's timing in choosing to risk their lives and political careers by seeking peace in the aftermath of war.
Gertrude Ederle's confidence in deciding to swim the English Channel - and her fortitude in continuing the quest against the wishes of her coach, despite the fact that no woman had ever succeeded.
Reinhold Niebuhr's humility in deciding to abandon his pacifist views and endorse the use of violence against persecution in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
Abraham Lincoln's historic act of inspiration: His decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of faith in his life, and his willingness to suffer for a cause greater than himself.
Woven into these stories are John McCain's own views on the process and art of decision-making and examples of the hard calls we face in our lives. 'When I assess a decision,' McCain writes, 'I want to know all I can about the character of the decision maker before I examine the properties of the decision, its outcome or how it was arrived at.'
Hard Call is a testament to the people whose choices serve as a beacon for us all.
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating: - "Oddball" McCain reveals some very personal quirks!
John McCain is quite an interesting man, and this first person account was fascinating. I was surprised to read that McCain puts aside 35 minutes each day to tap dance, and follows a diet consisting entirely of tangerines. And who would have thought McCain wears the very same pair of "lucky" underpants every day, except for his "Sunday pants." I was hoping that McCain would have gone into more depth about his year-long relationship with Edith Piaf in the late 1930s, but I guess there's always the ... Read More
Rating:  - a must read for everyone
With all of the biased coverage of news these days, it is important to find information to give balance to the whole picture. This book, with its choices of material, is an excellent example of what a person needs to read to help form opinions and delve through all of the "stuff" that bombards us daily. Add it to your list of "must reads" today, and enjoy it all!
Rating: - The Art of the Hard Call
John McCain's "Hard Call: The Art of Great Decisions" reveals the essential character qualities required to make the "Hard Call" by retelling stories of great decision makers, past and present. I learned many new things about the character of people like Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Abe Lincoln, and many others. As McCain illuminates the character qualities each of these people displayed in their great decisions, we get a glimpse at the character of the author as well.
Rating: - Hard Calls and Good History
Certainly the timing of this book's release and its review of tough decision making are not coincidental to John McCain's presidential campaign.This does not detract from its value.As do Barack Obama's books (for example, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance), it tells us what a political leader wants us to know about his view of the world.To McCain and Slater, decision making is characterized by Awareness, Foresight, Timing, Confidence, Humility and Inspiration.These qualities ... Read More
Rating:  - Written by a Charlatan
McCain has never tried to work through a tough decision.His own autobiography describes (although the description is watered down) his duplicity that got American service men killed.If you want to buy a book about hard decisions then buy it from someone who has made one.
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