Charismatic Leaders Who Remade America
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Molly Worthen
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The Great Courses
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What is that mysterious thing we call charisma? Where does this magnetic quality come from? Why are we so drawn to it? Are people born charismatic - or do they become that way over time? Can charisma be just as much a force for evil as it is for good?
Answers to questions like these are just as important now, in the 21st century, as they were during the earliest years of the American republic. Much of the nation’s history is inextricably linked with charismatic leaders who’ve inspired mass movements, led democratic progress, fanned the flames of violence, and even taken advantage of the human desire for divine inspiration.
Think of Puritan heretic Anne Hutchinson or celebrity statesman, founding father Benjamin Franklin. Think of leadership guru Dale Carnegie or daytime television queen Oprah Winfrey. Think of presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump. Each of them, in their own way, remade America through their gripping charisma - an allure that gave them the ability to move crowds and societies.
Delivered by Professor Molly Worthen of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this Audible Original offers 10 captivating lessons on how these leaders inspired the public as they remade America. You’ll meet a wide range of characters, from politicians and philosophers to billionaires and cult leaders as you get at the heart of how they used their charisma to shape American history. You’ll also trace the evolution of the idea of charisma, from the ancient notion of God’s anointing power to the insights of both modern psychology and leadership studies.
Crack the code for charisma, and you’ve cracked the code for the American spirit.
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- J. Michael Utzinger
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- Dr. Mc.
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Engaging and filled with fresh insight
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- Anonymous User
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Held my attention throughout
The presenter looks at various leaders in pairs, two contemporaneous individuals at a time. It’s an effective way to compare and contrast their use of charisma.
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- Patricia
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You can tell she hates Donald Trump
She speaks glowingly of all the Socialist/ Marxist charismatic leaders and celebrities of the past and at the very end she gets to Donald Trump and you can hear the hate. Most of these courses are from Liberal College professors so this is expected. I find all these courses quite interesting as long as you take everything with a grain of salt.
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- Mark Hamlett
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Cult of Personality
Song title from the eighties. Exposing Reagan and the media as Charismatic Puppets of Celebrity
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Fascinating tour of charismatic leaders
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So good!!!
This is such a good series! Fun, moving, and just about every emotion in between. The bios are concise. The comparisons are helpful. I highly recommend this series to anyone who might be tempted to think history can be boring, anyone who likes psychology or the history of ideas, and anyone who thinks that God works in the world through people.
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- Dave Wolf
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could have done without the politics lecture 10
Lecture 1-9 were great! in lecture 10 the the speaker brought in their own politics. I'm not saying that she is wrong in her thought but I feel that ending the lecture series on such a note was not necessary.
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- Kenneth King
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glad I did not have to buy this
I enjoyed this book until the last chapter. I liked the unbiased way the professor taught until the chapter on Oprah and Trump then her bias got the best of her. while pointing out the many faults of the former president the professor neglected some of the best things that he did for the country but then if she had it would have negated many of the things she put him down for. I would like her to know that it was not illegal for him not to release his taxes and that the country prospered under his presidency. if you are a liberal you will enjoy this book as I did except for the last chapter. this is the only great courses book that I have had a problem with. if she had taken a more unbiased view with this last chapter it would have been five stars all the way across.
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