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"A sensible, hard-headed, realistic alternative to the excesses of
America's Iraq-era dealings with the world." Using vivid examples from her years in the White House and at the United Nations, Nancy Soderberg demonstrates why military force alone is not always effective, why allies and consensus-building are crucial, and how the current administration's faulty worldview has adversely affected policies toward Israel, Iraq, North Korea, Haiti, Africa, and al Qaeda. Powerful, provocative, and persuasive, this timely book demonstrates that the future of America's security depends on overcoming the superpower myth. "One of the greatest strengths of Soderberg's book is her
insider's account of many of the seminal events of the 1990s.
Soderberg [gives us] a bird's-eye view of such critical issues as
intervention in the Balkans and Haiti and U.S. efforts to combat al
Qaeda and hunt down Osama bin Laden." "A long, detailed insider's narrative of Clinton's foreign
policy and an outsider's critique of Bush II's. Its value lies in
its comprehensive coverage of American foreign policy." "Does America Need a Foreign Policy?, by Henry Kissinger, The
Choice, by Zbigniew Brzezinski, and The Superpower Myth, by Nancy
Soderberg--all of these authors have firsthand experience in
government, and it shows. The Superpower Myth, which doubles as a
memoir of Soderberg's years in the Clinton administration, is a
history told from inside meeting rooms, full of detail about how
government bureaucracies actually function--andwhy sometimes they
don't." "Soderberg's argument that we must engage the world in concert
with others speaks to an essential truth that we ignore at our own
peril." "In The Superpower Myth Nancy Soderberg tackles the most
important question the United States has faced since the end of the
cold war: how, and to what end, do we use our military and economic
supremacy? Her argument shows, among other things, how George W.
Bush ignored the answers that the Clinton administration had begun
to develop to this question. She provides a very useful memoir of
the Clinton years and a compelling critique of the Bush
administration."
John Bogle puts our obsession with financial success in perspective Throughout his legendary career, John C. Bogle-founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-has helped investors build wealth the right way and led a tireless campaign to restore common sense to the investment world. Along the way, he's seen how destructive an obsession with financial success can be. Now, with "Enough.," he puts this dilemma in perspective. Inspired in large measure by the hundreds of lectures Bogle has delivered to professional groups and college students in recent years, "Enough." seeks, paraphrasing Kurt Vonnegut, "to poison our minds with a little humanity." Page by page, Bogle thoughtfully considers what "enough" actually means as it relates to money, business, and life.Reveals Bogle's unparalleled insights on money and what we should consider as the true treasures in our livesDetails the values we should emulate in our business and professional callingsContains thought-provoking life lessons regarding our individual roles in society Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this unique book examines what it truly means to have "enough" in world increasingly focused on status and score-keeping.
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