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Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him
Barack Obama has never been fully vetted—until now.
In the New York Times bestselling Leading from Behind, investigative journalist Richard Miniter presents the first book to explore President Obama’s abilities as a leader, by unearthing new details of his biggest successes and failures. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-published material,Leading from Behind i...more
In the New York Times bestselling Leading from Behind, investigative journalist Richard Miniter presents the first book to explore President Obama’s abilities as a leader, by unearthing new details of his biggest successes and failures. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-published material,Leading from Behind i...more
ebook, 320 pages
Published
August 21st 2012
by St. Martin's Press
(first published August 7th 2012)
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This book answered a lot of questions I had about our President's leadership style and his relationships with other leaders, and while the author leans to the right, his facts are mostly consistent with what has been generally confirmed. In particular, it corroborated my sense at the time Obamacare was passed that this much-criticized piece of legislation was really Pelosi-care, and gave me a lot of respect for Nancy Pelosi's ability. I appreciated learning how this amazing, yet flawed piece of...more
Miniter provides serious room for thinking through the awesome responsibility of a nation in electing a president. It is difficult to argue against his sources (both democratic and republican). Obama has been accused of poor leadership. Perhaps, it is the women in his life who are the poor leaders.They have born such an overwhelming influence that he has been, according to Miniter, leading from behind (them).
If you are supportive of President Obama's record in office, you would find this book di...more
If you are supportive of President Obama's record in office, you would find this book di...more
***Extensively researched and sourced, a must read in this election year 2012***
Investigative journalist Richard Miniter evaluates the president’s leadership style in his August 2012 release, “Leading from Behind.” He uses West Wing sources, exclusive interviews and extensive research to document “…six pivotal decisions of the Obama years…” many of which were historical and controversial. There he identifies the president’s advisors and influencers to determine “…how and why the president…” made...more
Investigative journalist Richard Miniter evaluates the president’s leadership style in his August 2012 release, “Leading from Behind.” He uses West Wing sources, exclusive interviews and extensive research to document “…six pivotal decisions of the Obama years…” many of which were historical and controversial. There he identifies the president’s advisors and influencers to determine “…how and why the president…” made...more
I see several have marked this as "to read." May I suggest that they step up their efforts and read it before the Nov 2012 election. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that it tended, in my opinion, to give Obama too much credit in some circumstances. I found the chapter on "Killing bin Laden Loudly" particularly enlightening. It reinforced facts that were available to prior administrations and capitalized on by the Obama administration in finally guessing that they had enough informat...more
Dec 30, 2012
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Cheap knockoff of Ron Susskind's in-depth, and realistic, book about Obama and his leadership abilities.
Miniter manages to appear relatively non-breathless compared to harder wingnuts, whether of tea party type on domestic affairs or neocons on Israel, but, that's not even close to rocket science.
Arguably, he does have some good insights about Pelosi on national health care, and a few about Valerie Jarrett as Obama's muse, but he's not the first to note either of those. As for Obama's relative p...more
Miniter manages to appear relatively non-breathless compared to harder wingnuts, whether of tea party type on domestic affairs or neocons on Israel, but, that's not even close to rocket science.
Arguably, he does have some good insights about Pelosi on national health care, and a few about Valerie Jarrett as Obama's muse, but he's not the first to note either of those. As for Obama's relative p...more
If you want to read one book that will give you a definitive opinion and understanding of President Obama, read this one. I have read many books that analyze his Presidency, but this should be a primer, read by everyone. It is uncomplicated; it is a fast and interesting read; it is full of explanations that are easy to understand about who Obama is, why he is who he is, and what it means for America to have him as President. He may be very likeable, but likeability is not the best qualification...more
This book makes two points over several chapters - first, that this president is among the most reclusive we have ever had - and that has consequences for how policy is made. And second, that he continuously exhibits a lack of basic understanding about how management works within in his own staff or beyond in the federal government. The consequences of the second trend are troubling in many ways.
He has a good chapter on the President's role in the killing of OBL and concludes that Obama delayed...more
He has a good chapter on the President's role in the killing of OBL and concludes that Obama delayed...more
Assuming Mr. Miniter had reliable sources for this book, which in the beginning he stated that the majority of his sources were Obama supporting democrats, the book is a devastating account of President Obama.
The book paints President Obama as a indecisive man who relies on everyone else, especially Valerie Jarrett, to make tough decisions. According to Miniter's info, Obamacare should be called Pelosicare. Miniter also claims that Obama, at the behest of Jarrett, called off the Osama Bin Laden...more
The book paints President Obama as a indecisive man who relies on everyone else, especially Valerie Jarrett, to make tough decisions. According to Miniter's info, Obamacare should be called Pelosicare. Miniter also claims that Obama, at the behest of Jarrett, called off the Osama Bin Laden...more
The author has done an intense study of Obama through public documents and interviews with hundreds of people who have dealt with Obama. Our reclusive leader doesn't seem to lead outrightly. He walks out of meetings when things don't go his way, he has never been a committee chair, a division or school dean, a president of a club but a member of these things. That was interesting to me---he is now the leader of our country. He also has very few advisors - all from Chicago
He has taken credit for...more
He has taken credit for...more
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