Christian action trilogy starring Kirk Cameron. In 'Left Behind - The Movie' (2000) chaos ensues on Earth when millions of people mysteriously vanish, causing unmanned planes to fall from the sky and vehicles to crash and burn in the streets. As one of those left behind, journalist Buck Williams (Cameron) embarks on a quest to find the true cause of the devastation. He discovers the departed were all Christians who were instantly transported to heaven to save them from the prophesised Armageddon, leaving Buck and the other non-believers to tackle the arrival of the Antichrist and endure the forthcoming Great Tribulation... In 'Left Behind 2 - Tribulation Force' (2002), a week after millions of people vanished when they were taken to heaven to escape the impending Armageddon, Buck (Douglas), Pastor Bruce (Clarence Gilyard Jr.), Rayford (Brad Johnson) and his daughter Chloe (Janaya Stephens) form the Tribulation Force to help those that still believe and end the reign of the Antichrist (Gordon Currie) on Earth. In 'Left Behind 3 - World at War' (2005) global icon and world leader Nicolae Carpathia (Currie) has finally done the unimaginable - he has managed to unite the world in peace - and bring an end to the bloodshed that has ruled the world since the beginning of time. American President Gerald Fitzhugh (Louis Gossett Jr) has shared that dream, and has dedicated his presidency to making sure that the world's most powerful nation didn't stand in the way. But when a failed assassination attempt opens his eyes to an underground world and a sinister conspiracy, the president must come to terms with the agonising truth - World War III is pounding at the door, and his dedication to the dream of peace has left America powerless to defend itself.

Drama starring Lou Gossett Jr. In the prophesised world of the Book of Revelation, global icon and world leader Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie) has finally done the unimaginable - he has managed to unite the world in peace - and bring an end to the bloodshed that has ruled the world since the beginning of time. American President, Gerald Fitzhugh (Gossett Jr) has shared that dream, and has dedicated his Presidency to making sure that the world's most powerful nation didn't stand in the way of that dream. But when a failed assassination attempt opens his eyes to an underground world and a horrifying glimpse into a sinister conspiracy, Fitzhugh must come to terms with the agonising truth - World War III is pounding at the door, and his dedication to the dream of peace has left America powerless to defend herself.

This book is not a leadership manual, but an effort to remedy the inadequacies of leadership manuals. Peter Drucker once referred to Xenophon's The Education of Cyrus as "Still the greatest book on leadership," and he made a very good point. Over many years, I have become convinced that a book like Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, on his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, or Simon Schama's Citizens, on the French Revolution, will teach you more about human nature and motivation, human perversity and potential, and therefore leadership, than any of the thousands of business leadership texts that flood our bookstores and libraries. That is why I believe that reading sixty short excerpts from history and classic literature will be of immense benefit to people who lead. In a sense, "An Educational Bridge for Leaders" is an attempt to put my money where my mouth is. After a decade of coaching leaders in business and government organisations along lines that clearly run against the grain of much that is being purveyed in the field of leadership development, I have found a chasm in the lives of most leaders I work with that I believe needs bridging. This chasm lies between them and the well-rounded education that alone will enable them to become effective leaders. This book does not pretend to be a multi-lane suspension bridge across to the Promised Land, a convenient, once and for all 'solution' to the 'problem' of their education, but merely a modest, even tenuous, rope-bridge that will help them get across the chasm to where the on-going educational development essential to effective leadership can be pursued. The book can be read cover to cover, or by dipping in wherever, or by following a daily reading plan. There are sixty pieces drawn from classic literature and history, and also from contemporary authors, providing one reading a day for about two months. Everyone should be able to find the five minutes a day for the reading, but naturally, re-reading and reflection on the texts will pay additional dividends. Each piece is a door into another world, which you may wish to explore in the book from which it is taken, or in related books. Christopher Lasch told us long ago that "denial of the past, superficial and optimistic, proves on closer analysis to embody the despair of a society that cannot face the future." Leadership is about building a better future, and we can't do that without a firm grasp of the past. "An Educational Bridge for Leaders" is indispensible if we are to overcome the crisis of leadership afflicting our civilisation.