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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
written by Lee Iacocca
Studio : Scribner
by Scribner
Publisher : Scribner
Released : 2008-04-15
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Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781416532491
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Editorial Reviews for 'Where Have All the Leaders Gone?'

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews for 'Where Have All the Leaders Gone?'

Lee is guilty of the same thing he is accusing the Bush administration of, `Vitriol'.

I have enjoyed reading Lee's Autobiography even though I did not agree with everything he said. In "Where have all the leaders gone" I am wondering if he has gone off the deep end. He makes some good points about leaders have to listen, and that leaders should keep people of various opinions around, and that leaders are made by having quality people around them. This is good stuff, but what in the world are we to make when we read that Lee is hob knobbing with Fidel Castro! He likes the man. Fidel is a murderer Lee! We are not to blame for the state that Cuba finds itself in, Castro is to blame. Quite frankly it sounds like Lee is just really upset that he cannot get Cuban cigars. Come on Lee grow up for goodness sakes.

I can get past Lee's dislike for Bush, heck I am not all that fond of the job he has done, and I voted for him, twice. But come on Lee, "Bush lied and people died" this is about as original as a burger and fries at McDonalds. I am not inclined to defend Bush, but at least he did listen to the Generals and sent in more troops and guess what Lee, we are winning.

It would seem that Lee has gotten his undies in a bunch and is letting off steam. It is too bad because we are short on good leaders these days, and I really thought Lee would shed some good and practical light on the subject, but all we get is just more of what is on the New York Times Editorial page. It's a shame that trees had to die to print this drivel.

A five-star review means I would read over and over

Mr. Iacocca is now on my short list of the ideal lunch date. What a fascinating, intelligent and entertaining guy! I feel depressed that big business in America is no long controlled by people with his level of integrity. This book's hidden gem is that it presents great business lessons. Of course the running theme happens to be an echo chamber of my own left-leaning politics (President Bush supports and promotes thieves, medicine is a human right), so there was happy reading. But you also get some advice from a very successful salesman on how to succeed in sales, hire and manage great people. The book starts out with perfect pitch, is entertaining, sharp, witty, and offers solutions rather than just opining. I only object to some world-class name-dropping in the last third; I don't see how it adds anything to the discussion. Otherwise, as a practical manual of how to fix major issues we are having in this country, it is worth buying to refer to again and again.

Where Have All The Leaders Gone?

Lee Iacocca is correct in the observation that "smoke and mirrors" politics and mis-information in America is how big business has taken over our democracy. Wish Lee was running for President.

A Deserving 5-Star Rating

If you ever felt, "Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening?", please read this book. I read the book recently, little late since it was published more than a year ago, but I am glad I picked up a copy from the local library and read it finally.

From time to time we need Lee's doses to wake up, get our act together and put our money where our mouth is. The book will give you that and so deserves a 5-Star rating.

Good but not GReat

I found the beginning of the book pretty entertaining.The author is very outspoken and speaking his mind plain straight.
He has obviously shown a lot of COURAGE by writing this book.
I strongly agree with most of the comments he makes about the recourse to judiciary system for any small misunderstanding, America's overly medicine pill consumption, and the IPOD "addiction"...I'm glad to find someone who think like me.
However, half way through the book, I found the author going off topic and a total shift of the subject from leadership to his personal prowesses as a CEO.
Overall, it is an average book.

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