Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Paperback | 20 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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'A wonderful book . . . a remarkable study in leadership'
BARACK OBAMA

'A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius'
THE NEW YORK TIMES

When Barack Obama was asked which book he could not live without in the White House, his answer was instant: Team of Rivals. This monumental and brilliant work has given Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen.

'It is the season to compare Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln. Two thin men from rude beginnings, relatively new to Washington but wise to the world, bring the nation together to face a crisis. Both are superb rhetoricians, both geniuses at stagecraft and timing. Obama, like Lincoln and unlike most modern politicians, even writes his own speeches. To a public thoroughly sick of partisan bickering, Lincoln's words rang with hope as Obama spoke them on election night before a vast crowd in Chicago's Grant Park . . . ' Newsweek

* WINNER OF SIX LITERARY PRIZES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD *

* SELECTED AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY JEREMY PAXMAN AND POBERT HARRIS *

* MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD *

Industry Reviews

A wonderful book ... a remarkable study in leadership -- Barack Obama
The most uplifting book that I have read in the last two decades. Sensational -- Jon Snow
I have not enjoyed a history book as much for years -- Robert Harris * The Observer (Books of the Year) *
A fabulously engrossing, exciting narrative in the grand old style ... overflowing with colour and character -- Dominic Sandbrook
A brilliant book ... I couldn't get enough of it -- Alex Ferguson
Goodwin's narrative abilities are on full display here. A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *

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