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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Bret Baier's Three Days in January and NOT the original book. Preview: Bret Baier's Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission is a laudatory evaluation of Eisenhower's career in the military and subsequent presidency. The book is framed around Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address and the January 1961 presidential transition to his successor, John F. Kennedy…Inside this companion to the book: Overview...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath by Instaread Preview:
Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is a book about perceived disadvantage. People with few resources or certain disadvantages may seem weak and unlikely to win. However, in many cases, the same factors that make underdogs seem weak gives them built-in advantages. Underdogs are much more likely to win than...
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Explores the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower through the lens of his last three days in office in January 1961, revealing him to be a model of strong yet principled leadership.
January 1961: President Eisenhower has three days to secure the nation's future before his young successor, John F. Kennedy, takes power--a final mission by the legendary leader who planned D-Day and guided America through the darkening Cold War. Bret Baier, the Chief Political...
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In January 1961, three days before President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to John F. Kennedy, the president had one final mission.
In the young readers' edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Fox News anchor Bret Baier examines the historic transition and Eisenhower's last chance to lead the country he loved through his legendary farewell address and his personal appeals to Kennedy.
Baier paints a vivid picture of the contrasts...