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The Myth of the Strong Leader waffles and pancakeFrom one of the world's preeminent political historians, a magisterial study of political leadership around the world from the advent of parliamentary democracy to the age of Obama. All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership as well as different ways to fail. We blame our leaders for economic downfalls and praise them for vital

With 21 insightful essays (20 written specifically for this anthology) from the list of America's most respected and award-winning female authors

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and may in a moment of weakness make another

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as Ziauddin Yousafzai shares what he's learned from his children

Previously unknown aspects of Chamberlain's experiences before the war and at Antietam