{"product_id":"jamesstavridissailingtruenorthtenadmiralsandthevoyageofcharacter","title":"James Stavridis - Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by James Stavridis. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, Business \u0026amp; Economics, Leadership, History, Military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most distinguished admirals of our time and a former Supreme Allied Commander of Nato, a meditation on leadership and character refracted through the lives of ten of the most illustrious naval commanders in history\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eSea Power\u003c\/i\u003e, James Stavridis reckoned with the history and geopolitics of the world's great bodies of water. Now in \u003ci\u003eSailing True North\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a much more intimate, human accounting: the lessons of leadership and character contained in the lives and careers of history's most significant naval commanders. Admiral Stavridis brings a lifetime of reflection to bear on the subjects of his study--on naval history, on the vocation of the admiral with its special tests and challenges, and on the sweep of global geopolitics. Above all, this is a book that will help you navigate your own life's voyage: the voyage of leadership of course, but more important, the voyage of character. Sadly, evil men can be effective leaders sailing toward bad ends; ultimately, leadership without character is like a ship underway without a rudder. \u003ci\u003eSailing True North\u003c\/i\u003e helps us find the right course to chart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimply as epic lives, the tales of these ten admirals offer up a collection of the greatest imaginable sea stories. Moreover, spanning 2,500 years from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eSailing True North \u003c\/i\u003eis a book that offers a history of the world through the prism of our greatest naval leaders. None of the admirals in this volume were perfect, and some were deeply flawed. But from Themistocles, Drake, and Nelson to Nimitz, Rickover, and Hopper, important themes emerge, not least that there is an art to knowing when to listen to your shipmates and when to turn a blind eye; that serving your reputation is a poor substitute for serving your character; and that taking time to read and reflect is not a luxury, it's a necessity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy putting us on personal terms with historic leaders in the maritime sphere he knows so well, James Stavridis has in \u003ci\u003eSailing True North \u003c\/i\u003eoffered a compass that can help us navigate the story of our own lives, wherever that voyage takes us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57824447824246,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780525559931.jpg?v=1778325729","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/jamesstavridissailingtruenorthtenadmiralsandthevoyageofcharacter","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}