Hard Call
2007 book by John McCain and Mark Salter
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Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them is a book written by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Its theme is decision-making based on personal principles. The hardcover edition was released August 14, 2007, and the paperback edition was subsequently released on February 29, 2008.
AuthorJohn McCain, Mark Salter
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitical convictions
PublisherHachette Book Group USA
First edition | |
| Author | John McCain, Mark Salter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political convictions |
| Publisher | Hachette Book Group USA |
Publication date | August 14, 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 978-0-446-58040-3 |
| OCLC | 85892201 |
| 920 22 | |
| LC Class | CT105 .M395 2007 |
| Preceded by | Character Is Destiny |
| Followed by | Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War |
McCain outlines a six-part structure for "hard calls," with several detailed anecdotes illustrating each of the six parts: [1]
- Awareness: Jackie Robinson "intruding" into all-white baseball; and Wernher von Braun, the rocket scientist.
- Foresight: Winston Churchill; Alexander Graham Bell; and Ronald Reagan when standing up to the Soviet Union.
- Timing: Boeing's production of the commercial jet aircraft; Gillette's invention of the disposable razor; and Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin meeting for the peace process.
- Confidence: Civil War General George B. McClellan; Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel; and the Apollo 11 astronauts.
- Humility: The founding of Liberia; Harry Truman; and Gerald Ford's pardoning of Richard Nixon.
- Inspiration: The white commander of America's first black regiment; Alexander Solzhenitsyn; and Abraham Lincoln.
