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      Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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      Offers a study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history. This title offers Barack Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions.

      The bestselling and prize-winning...

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      Product ID:9780141043722
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Team of Rivals
      Subtitle:The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
      Authors:Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
      Page Count:976
      Subjects:History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, Political leaders and leadership, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Political leaders & leadership, USA, c 1800 to c 1900
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Offers a study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history. This title offers Barack Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions.

      The bestselling and prize-winning study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is the book that inspired Barack Obama in his presidency.

      When Barack Obama was asked which book he could not live without in the White House, his answer was instant: Team of Rivals. This monumental and brilliant work has given Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it''s an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.

      ''A wonderful book . . . a remarkable study in leadership'' Barack Obama

      ''A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius'' The New York Times

      ''I have not enjoyed a history book as much for years'' Robert Harris


      Doris Kearns Goodwin is the doyenne of US presidential historians, and one of the most acclaimed non-fiction authors in the world. Her works include Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga, and No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-02-12

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      Weight666 g
      Dimensions196 × 129 × 44 mm