Profiles in Audacity
Great Decisions and How They Were Made

It's great for those of us with ADD who would like to learn more about history, but don't really have the patience.......more

There is a great deal in here that I would not have known, had I never opened this book. It is roughly chronological by section. The chronological leaps are between JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis to Colombus and the New World / Bill Gates and MS-DOS and Joan of Arc and the Dauphin / James Burke an......more

What a wonderful compilation of short narratives about people of history who had the audacity and courage to strive for better, not just for themselves but for their countries and the world. Their decisions, while some calculated and others split second decisions, changed the course of history for s......more

Interesting book, chronicling accounts of particularly audacious decisions. I was riveted by some-- Eisenhower's decision to go ahead with D-Day, the heroic call to bring down Flight 93, things like that. Others felt a little scrambled. The organization of this book felt a little off, but when it wa......more

Excellent summary stories of many very interesting events in history. Some of the stories were very well told. The theme of focusing on the decision making itself was sometimes done very well and other times a little lacking. Thorough historical background and a good blend of personal vignettes of t......more