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Title: My American Journey: An Autobiography by Colin L. Powell ISBN: 0-679-43296-5 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 09 September, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (61 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Living the American dream - From Bronx to the White House...
Comment: "My American journey" is the story of Colin Powell. He is the living symbol of the American dream. Powell was born in Harlem, and grew up in South Bronx. His parents were hard-working immigrants from Jamaica. He went to school in New York, and later joined the ROTC.
"My American Journey" is a very well written biography. Together with lots of pictures from Powell's personal life, from his childhood in Bronx, and ending with his official career in the White House, the easygoing writing style makes this an interesting read. I truly enjoyed learning more about the Vietnam War and the bravery of the US soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. Additionally, after reading what Powell and Schwartzkopf experienced during the Vietnam War, I can better understand Powell's Gulf goals and actions. Previous to reading this book, I did not have a lot of knowledge about Panama and the invasion, therefore I found this part to be very interesting too.
The book provides us with a great study of leadership, while it also is a good study of military history and politics. "My American Journey" is an excellent story and example that shows us what possessing a strong motivation and integrity can lead to. You certainly do not need to be an American to appreciate the positive attitudes and the message that Powell sends through his book.
I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read about an interesting life, leadership, military history, and politics.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great American, Yes; Great Book, No
Comment: RE: AUDIO TAPE VERSION READ BY POWELL. I am a Colin Powell admirer but a definitive biography would better be told by a skilled independent writer, and after more "chapters" in his life are complete. Powell may indeed be a man of few faults but we can't be sure of that from his own words. I disagree however with reviewers who postulate that Powell has puffed-up his own accomplishments, on the contrary he's excessively modest. Rising to the highest position in the most powerful military in world history (and now to US Sec. of State) without benefit of a West Point education & connections describes a truly extraordinary individual. And far from savaging his detractors and the many incompetants he must have encountered along the way, Powell offers only a few token, and generally mild, criticisms. This book displays insight into Powell's background, development and beliefs but sidesteps tough questions of who screwed up and when. In that sense it is highly Politic - burns no bridges - and gives one hope that Powell may yet consider an Eisenhower-like leap to the highest civilian office.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: I read this book not knowing what to expect but I found it not only to be informative about Powell's life from the beginning but it also gives inside information on the major political, war, and social events that have happened since the mid-50's. Powell tells the real story of what really happened in the Iran/Contra affair, the cold war end during the Reagan years and many other behind the scenes events in our nations recent history. Very impressive.
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Title: The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari ISBN: 0071388591 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 25 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: It Doesn't Take a Hero : The Autobiography of General H. Norman Schwarzkopf by Norman Schwarzkopf ISBN: 0553563386 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick by Jeffrey A. Krames ISBN: 0071406417 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Portable Machiavelli by Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella, Mark Musa ISBN: 0140150927 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: January, 1979 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story by Antonia Felix ISBN: 1557045399 Publisher: Newmarket Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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