{"product_id":"audacious-goals-remarkable-results-how-an-explorer-an-engineer-and-a-statesman-shaped-our-modern-world-paperback-1","title":"Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman shaped our Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Borkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hirzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Gripping, exhilarating and inspiring.\" Sir Ranulph Fiennes, world's greatest living explorer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did some people in history achieve at an epic level and others did not? What were they doing that was different from their contemporaries? And how can we bring these insights into our modern lives to help us achieve our own successes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring an international cast of real-life people: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoald Amundsen\u003c\/strong\u003e -- the great Norwegian explorer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIsambard Kingdom Brunel\u003c\/strong\u003e -- the greatest engineer the world has ever seen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheodore Roosevelt\u003c\/strong\u003e -- the cowboy turned statesman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudacious Goals, Remarkable Results\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the bold ambitions that set each of these maverick leader's larger-than-life projects into motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by the award-winning author duo: decision scientist Brad Borkan and historian David Hirzel (co-authors of \u003cem\u003eWhen Your Life Depends on It\u003c\/em\u003e), their new book reveals in thrilling ways, the outsized risks and setbacks Amundsen, Brunel and Roosevelt endured. It also shows their remarkable legacy for our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAudacious Goals, Remarkable Results\u003c\/em\u003e dives deeply into their famous projects such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe harrowing building of the first tunnel under a river in the 1820s - an achievement with lasting impact on all cities today, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow today's time zones were precipitated by the Great Western Railway (then the longest and fastest in the world), \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe epic construction of the Panama Canal, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne man's quest for the South Pole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes you up close and personal to the hardships and triumphs that turned these flawed individuals into legendary champions. Their endeavors are inspiring and gripping examples of the nature of the human spirit - showing our need to achieve and the desire to dream big to accomplish something magnificent and lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy books about real-life action, adventure, success and failure, such as Jon Krakauer's \u003cem\u003eInto Thin Air, \u003c\/em\u003e or Walter Isaacson's biography of \u003cem\u003eSteve Jobs, \u003c\/em\u003e you will love \u003cem\u003eAudacious Goals, Remarkable Results.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy \u003cem\u003eAudacious Goals, Remarkable Results\u003c\/em\u003e today and be prepared to be awed by the Explorer, the Engineer and the Statesman. You may never look at the world in the same way again.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd get ready to become inspired to undertake your own epic adventures.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464540549427,"sku":"9781945312144","price":21.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UFVIRzBITnpsU2FhMzNEeWlOS2hsZz09_1b4ec9fb-2562-47e5-881a-4878791dd20c.webp?v=1759254982","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/audacious-goals-remarkable-results-how-an-explorer-an-engineer-and-a-statesman-shaped-our-modern-world-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}