Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
by John McCain, Mark Salter
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Author: John McCain, Mark SalterEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-14
ISBN: 0446580406
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Twelve
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Book Review: This book can help anyone make better decisions
Summary: 5 Stars
"Hard Call" isn't just a book by a politician to advance his career. It's a powerful work that can help anyone make better decisions in his or her own life. John McCain, with the help of Mark Salter, discusses a number of factors that should be considered when evaluating a decision, and what he thinks are the most important ingredients in making the best choices for ourselves and for others. I was greatly impressed by the degree to which he has considered this question. Whether one agrees with his decisions or not, it is certainly praiseworthy that he has invested this much energy into considering the art of decision-making. His intellect and his analytical powers are extraordinary. I also appreciated the wide variety of people, male and female, whom he uses as examples of fine or not-so-fine decision-makers. There are examples from politics and the military, as we might expect, but also from such areas as the sports world, science, and retail. The book is excellently researched and certainly educational. McCain even discusses decisions he himself has made that he considers flawed, and the lessons he learned from them. In addition, I enjoyed the flow of the writing style. This is a book that will stay with you for a long time.
Summary of Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them
In Hard Call, acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe theanatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories ofmen and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in theface of life's toughest decisions.The authors identify six qualities typically represented in thebest decisions:Awareness.Timing.Foresight. Confidence.Humility. Inspiration.These qualities are personified by the exceptionalindividuals in this book, each of whom made a hard call:Branch Rickey's awareness of the opposition he would face inintegrating the Brooklyn Dodgers, and his sagacity in choosing the rightman, Jackie Robinson, to break baseball's color barrier.Winston Churchill's foresight in preparing England's Navy forwar.Anwar Sadat's and Menachem Begin's timing in choosing to risktheir lives and political careers by seeking peace in the aftermath ofwar.Gertrude Ederle's confidence in deciding to swim the EnglishChannel - and her fortitude in continuing the quest against the wishes ofher coach, despite the fact that no woman had ever succeeded.Reinhold Niebuhr's humility in deciding to abandon his pacifistviews and endorse the use of violence against persecution in Nazi Germanyand the Soviet Union.Abraham Lincoln's historic act of inspiration: His decision toissue the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of faith in his life, and hiswillingness to suffer for a cause greater than himself. Woven into these stories are John McCain's own views on theprocess and art of decision-making and examples of the hard calls we facein our lives. "When I assess a decision," McCain writes, "I want to knowall I can about the character of the decision maker before I examine theproperties 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 forus all.General Books
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