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Legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has a question for every
American: Where have all the leaders gone?
The most widely recognized business executive of all time asks the
"tough" questions that America's leaders "must" address:
- What is each of us giving back to our country?
- Do we truly love democracy?
- Are we too fat and satisfied for our own good?
- Why is America addicted to oil?
- Do we "really" care about our children's futures?
- Who will save the middle class?
A self-made man who many Americans once wished would run for
president, Iacocca saved the Chrysler Corporation from financial
ruin, masterminded the creation of the minivan, and oversaw the
renovation of Ellis Island. Since then he has created the Iacocca
Institute for leadership at Lehigh University and the Iacocca
Foundation, which funds research for a cure for diabetes. Lee
Iacocca believes that leaders are made in times of crisis -- such
as today. He has known more leaders than almost anyone else --
among them nine U.S. presidents, many heads of state, and the CEOs
of the nation's top corporations -- and is uniquely suited to share
his wisdom, knowledge, and wit about the leadership of America.
Author of the gigantic number one bestsellers "Iacocca: An
Autobiography" and "Talking Straight," Lee Iacocca famously doesn't
mince words and offers his no-nonsense, straight-up assessments of
the American politicians most likely to run for president in 2008,
including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, Rudy
Giuliani, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Mitt Romney, and John
Edwards.
Confessing that he has "flunked retirement," Iacocca calls on
citizens of all ages to vote, get involved, and choose our leaders
carefully. Along the way, he shares stories about the prominent
people he's met and known, including the time he smoked cigars with
Fidel Castro, what Bob Hope told him about how to live a long life,
what Lady Sarah Ferguson said to him as they danced, why Bill
Clinton woke him up in Italy, what Robert McNamara taught him about
success, how Frank Sinatra sang for him personally, and whom Pope
John Paul II asked him to pray for. We learn what he discussed with
Warren Buffett, DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Ronald Reagan,
Senator John Kerry, Congressman John Murtha, Prince Charles and
Camilla, former Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar, rapper Snoop Dogg,
financier Kirk Kerkorian, Ted Turner, Bob Dole, and many more.
Knowing that the times are urgent, the iconic leader shares his
lessons learned and issues a call to action to summon Americans
back to their roots of hard work, common sense, integrity,
generosity, and optimism.
Where have all the leaders gone?
Lee Iacocca has the answer.
The unique story of Wall Street legend Joe Grano--six defining
moments in courage, leadership, and determination that will inspire
readers of every age, and at every stage in life
From Vietnam to 9/11, from the market crash of '87 to today's
financial crisis, Wall Street legend Joe Grano has weathered the
most defining crises of the last forty years. Whether leading
draftees through combat as a Green Beret in Vietnam, regrouping a
team of brokers during the market crash of 1987, or working
tirelessly to reopen Wall Street after the attacks on 9/11, Joe has
served at the front lines of our nation's most defining moments,
leading and even inspiring others when things seem at their
darkest.
Structured around six specific crises he faced in his life and
career, "You Can't Predict a Hero" will describe how Grano was able
to triumph over challenges both personal and professional. Whether
teaching himself to walk again after sustaining crippling battle
wounds, rising from his hardscrabble beginnings to become a top
broker at Merrill Lynch, or shepherding the merger of PaineWebber
and UBS, his experience has been hard-won and his perspective like
no one else's.
Through it all, Grano has learned to find the opportunity in any
crisis, how to calm and inspire those he leads, and how to find the
real solution to what can appear as an insurmountable problem.
This dynamic book will inspire anyone looking to make sense of
our rapidly changing world, and how to grow and even thrive through
any challenge. Problems require solutions, and crisis creates true
leaders.
Joseph J. Grano, Jr. is Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings
LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. From
2001-2004, Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc.
(formerly UBS PaineWebber). Having joined the company in 1988,
Grano is credited for turning PaineWebber around and shepherding
its merger with Swiss banking giant UBS. Grano began his career as
a stock broker at Merrill Lynch, where he rose to various senior
management positions over 16 years. A decorated war hero, Grano was
chosen by the White House to be chairman of the President's
Homeland Security Advisory Council after 9/11, a position he held
from 2002-2005. The recipient of countless awards for leadership,
civic contributions, as well as honorary degrees, he is involved in
a wide range of educational and philanthropic endeavors. He and his
wife, Kathy, live in New Jersey.
Mark Levine has written and collaborated on more than 30 books,
including the best sellers "Second Acts," "Die Broke," and
"Lifescripts," as well as hundreds of magazine articles. He lives
Ithaca, New York, and is a member of the Authors Guild.
He's an American legend, a straight-shooting businessman who
brought Chrysler back from the brink and in the process became a
media celebrity, newsmaker, and a man many had urged to run for
president.
The son of Italian immigrants, Lee Iacocca rose spectacularly
through the ranks of Ford Motor Company to become its president,
only to be toppled eight years later in a power play that should
have shattered him. But Lee Iacocca didn't get mad, he got even. He
led a battle for Chrysler's survival that made his name a symbol of
integrity, know-how, and guts for millions of Americans.
In his classic hard-hitting style, he tells us how he changed the
automobile industry in the 1960s by creating the phenomenal
Mustang. He goes behind the scenes for a look at Henry Ford's reign
of intimidation and manipulation. He recounts the miraculous
rebirth of Chrysler from near bankruptcy to repayment of its $1.2
billion government loan so early that Washington didn't know how to
cash the check.
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