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Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World (Borkan-Hirzel book series: Achieving Greatness -- Insights from History)
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Product Description “Gripping, exhilarating and inspiring.” Sir Ranulph Fiennes, world’s greatest living explorer. “High octane excitement in learning lessons from great people.” Stephen Scott-Fawcett, historian. Ready to go on a thrilling adventure through historical events? Looking for inspirational examples on ways to tackle great goals? Want to understand what it takes to be a leader in ground breaking innovation? Discover three mavericks who risked everything, and very nearly failed, in pursuit of endeavors that would influence our lives today. Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World is a riveting account of three outstanding luminaries: Roald Amundsen, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Theodore Roosevelt. Their stories are brought to life by the award-winning author duo Brad Borkan and David Hirzel. In this new book, the authors share how true heroism and leadership by Amundsen, Brunel and Roosevelt on the global stage, provides motivational guidance to help you improve your professional and personal lives. Diving deeply into famous projects such as Brunel’s Great Western Railway, Amundsen’s quest for the Northwest Passage and the South Pole, and Roosevelt’s epic construction of the Panama Canal, Borkan and Hirzel take you up close and personal to the hardships, obstacles, and triumphs that turned everyday men into legendary champions. With a page-turning narrative that puts you in the middle of the fray and draws lessons that can be used today, you’ll get a first-hand look into how your own perseverance over challenges can catapult you into another level of greatness. A spellbinding depiction of the people behind major world-changing advancements, Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results reveals the strength of character and grit needed to move heaven and earth. Encompassing six true stories that changed the world, you’ll discover inspiration for grand ambition, valuable insight into present-day civilization, and effective strategies for success. Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results is a rousing, deep-in-the-trenches look at events that illustrate how to dare greatly and push forward through all obstacles. If you like thoroughly researched real-life action and adventure narratives, and exemplars of the human spirit, then you’ll love this insightful examination. Buy Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results to learn from the past today! About the Author Brad Borkan has always been fascinated with how people and businesses can make better decisions. With a graduate degree in Decision Sciences, this London-based Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society has presented at business and Antarctic conferences, appeared on US-based cable TV, and on numerous historical and business-focused podcasts. Brad's expertise lies in the themes of leadership, teamwork, and winning against the odds. David Hirzel is a maritime historian and author. His passion is early Antarctic exploration, expressed in his books such as the Sailor on Ice series about Tom Crean, one of Shackleton's hardiest men. When not writing or sailing in San Francisco Bay, David pursues his career in residential architecture. David is a popular guest lecturer for Viking and other cruise lines.
