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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, Read More..

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Description	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.McCain outlines a six-part structure for "hard calls," with several detailed anecdotes illustrating each of the six parts:Gordon, Jesse. "OnTheIssues.org book review of Hard Call" OnTheIssues Retrieved March 9, 2013. 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.
Description	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.McCain outlines a six-part structure for "hard calls," with several detailed anecdotes illustrating each of the six parts:Gordon, Jesse. "OnTheIssues.org book review of Hard Call" OnTheIssues Retrieved March 9, 2013. 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.

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Name	Hard Call
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Authors	John McCain, Mark Salter
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	480
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Media_type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
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Isbn	978-0-446-58040-3
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Oclc	85892201
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Publisher	Hachette Book Group USA
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Pub_date	August 14, 2007
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