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An Oxford economist and expert on mega-projects examines how the lessons learned through both their successes and failures can be applied to decision-making about any size project.
"The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale--from home renovation to space exploration--by the world's leading expert on mega-projects. Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality....
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Draws on hundreds of newly declassified documents to present an account of the Suez crisis that reveals the considerable danger it posed as well as the influence of Eisenhower's health problems and the 1956 election campaign.
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Whether running a small team or an international corporation, all leaders know the feeling of facing a tough choice. It's impossible to see into the future to predict how our decisions will play out, but we can look to the momentous decisions of the past for insight on how profound choices are made. The decisions made by influential figures, from Alfred Nobel and Marie Curie to Martin Lutheer King Jr. and The Beatles, have shaped history, and now...
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Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In Anatomy of Failure, Harlan Ullman asserts that presidents and administrations have consistently failed to use sound strategic thinking and lacked sufficient understanding of the circumstances prior to deciding whether or not to employ force. He analyses the records of presidents from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama and Donald Trump in using force or starting wars. His recommended solutions begin with a "brains-based" approach to sound strategic...
7) The dangerous case of Donald Trump: 37 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"He's only getting worse. Donald Trump's erratic behavior throughout his presidential campaign caused many of us to ask: What is wrong with him? After the election, politicians and pundits assured us he would change once he took office and would live up to his role as president. After spending two years in the most powerful position in the world, however, Trump has only gotten worse. He rants. He lashes out. He threatens violence. He holds rallies...
11) America's needless wars: cautionary tales of US involvement in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
c2017.
Language
English
Description
"A skeptical appraisal of U.S. military intervention in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Iraq, highlighting a common pattern of poor intelligence gathering, nationalistic hubris, and political pressures, which led to these unsuccessful foreign adventures"--
"This eye-opening book takes a unique approach to the history of U.S. foreign policy by examining three unrelated conflicts, all of which ended tragically and resulted in the deaths of millions on...
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