“Where Have All the Leaders Gone?” by Lee Iacocca
In this book Lee Iacocca discusses some of the big-ticket items that he considers to be a problem with how families, societies, companies, and the US as a whole are run. He presents his suggestions for solutions to a lot of them too. I’d really love to see a revised edition that takes 2009 into account.
Anyway, Mr. Iacocca is just awesome. He’s warm, funny, personable, and frank. He’s the awesome uncle you wish you had. The man has had an incredible life full of amazing relationships–everyone from Henry Ford, to Fidel Castro, to several Popes. He’s a poster boy for the American Dream. I think I enjoyed his personal anecdotes more than his analysis of the ills of the nation.
This is one of the few times where I will actually recommend getting the unabridged audiobook over the print edition. Mr. Iacocca narrates it himself and he is fantastic at it–the man’s wit and cleverness come out so much better in his own voice.
Since I almost completely agreed with Mr. Iacocca’s analyses of the US, and his prescriptions for fixing it, I didn’t get as much from the book as someone who isn’t to closely aligned. The stories are still worth the effort of reading the book though. I’d suggest borrowing this, or getting it from the library (which is what I did).