Alan Axelrod: 44 books
Profiles in Audacity
Great Decisions and How They Were Made
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009
A journey of exploration through history’s great decisions and those who had the courage to make them. 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...
Miracle at Belleau Wood
The Birth Of The Modern U.S. Marine Corps
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
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The battle that transformed a group of common
soldiers into the modern-day Marine Corps
Miracle at Belleau Wood begins in June 1918 at Les Mare Farm in France with just...
Napoleon, CEO
6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The next in Alan Axelrod's engaging and popular CEO series spotlights a perfect subject: Napoleon, the brilliant military strategist who also laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Western Europe. Axelrod looks at this much-studied figure in a new way, exploring six areas that...
by Alan Axelrod, author of "Generals South, Generals North"
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
An argument settler--and starter--for Civil War buffs who want to know which side had the better soldiers: Armies South, Armies North definitively compares the military forces of both sides.
Civil War buffs are always arguing over which side had the better soldiers. Armies South/Armies North...
Winston Churchill, CEO
25 Lessons for Bold Business Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2010
Following his BusinessWeek bestsellers Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership comes a new and perfect subject for Alan Axelrod’s innovative format: Winston Churchill, the quintessential leader of the 20th century. Churchill skillfully converted crisis into victory, making the boldest of visions...
Theodore Roosevelt, CEO
7 Principles to Guide and Inspire Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
The newest in Alan Axelrod's celebrated CEO series examines Theodore Roosevelt--typically ranked among the top five US presidents by historians. Following in the vein of his popular Winston Churchill, CEO and Gandhi, CEO, Axelrod provides an unprecedented look at this much-studied figure. In an engaging,...
Gandhi, CEO
14 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Fourteen lessons to instruct, inspire, and encourage… History’s great leaders have much to teach us, and no one outshines Alan Axelrod in extracting those lessons and applying them to today’s business world. His Elizabeth I, CEO and Patton on Leadership both became BusinessWeek bestsellers—and...
The Go-Getter
A Story That Tells You How To Be One
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2003
The classic motivational parable (over 500,000 copies sold worldwide) that shows you how to make your own opportunities in life, updated for the modern reader by bestselling business author Alan Axelrod
Ever since its first printing by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, The Go-Getter has inspired...
The Gilded Age
1876–1912: Overture to the American Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
The Gilded Age is in the air! This beautifully designed, fully illustrated, insightful book by noted historian Alan Axelrod provides a vivid view of American life and thought during that era. The Gilded Age—the name coined by Mark Twain to refer to the period of rapid economic growth in America...
Weird War
Curious Military Trivia
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In this thought-provoking and highly entertaining book, noted historian Alan Axelrod (The Real History of World War II) takes readers on a journey through some of the lesser-known aspects of military history. In chapters such as Personality Parade ("Facts about commanders--the good, the bad, and the...
The Disruptors
50 People Who Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
“Biography lovers may find this a great start in understanding the long-term impacts that individuals can have on culture, society, and history and be interested in seeking further information about Axelrod's fascinating subjects. —Booklist
Meet 50 women and men who broke the rules . ....
Eisenhower on Leadership
Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Based on the findings in recently released archive papers and letters, as well as extensive library and historical resources, Alan Axelrod offers a compelling profile of the remarkable leadership discipline of a general often called a "military CEO." In fascinating detail, Axelrod reveals...
Julius Caesar, CEO
6 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Thanks to Caesar, “crossing the Rubicon” has become a synonym for bold, decisive decision-making where the risks are great--but the rewards can be greater. In his popular CEO series, bestselling writer Alan Axelrod analyzes Caesar as a business leader, using an engaging, conversational style to explore...
Catherine the Great, CEO
7 Principles to Guide & Inspire Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
In this sixth volume of Alan Axelrod's popular CEO series, he dispenses the wisdom of a female monarch for the first time since his Businessweek bestseller Elizabeth I, CEO. Catherine the Great traveled from Germany to Russia at only 14 years of age, and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful,...