Books like Turmoil and Triumph by George Pratt Shultz

Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography chronicles his rise from a self‑taught youth to a celebrated printer, inventor, diplomat, and statesman, offering insight into his life and the early United States.

A scholarly examination of Robert Moses, the powerful New York City planner whose initiatives shaped the city’s infrastructure and symbolized the concentration of municipal authority.

Hillary Clinton recalls her journey from suburban upbringing to First Lady, detailing her personal and political life during the Clinton years.

Condoleezza Rice tells her firsthand account of the eight years she served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, detailing her work on 9‑11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the diplomatic negotiations that shaped U.S. foreign policy during the Bush administration.

Henry Kissinger’s memoir chronicles his diplomatic career from his 1969 meeting with President Nixon through pivotal events such as the opening to China, the 1971 India-Pakistan war, and negotiations in Moscow and Peking, offering an insider view of U.S. foreign policy during the 1960s and 1970s.

Six American statesmen—Harriman, Acheson, Kennan, Lovett, McCloy, and Bohlen—whose friendship and intellect reshaped U.S. foreign policy after WWII, shaping the Cold War and laying foundations that still guide American diplomacy today.

In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an illuminating exploration into the early development, growth, and exercise of leadership. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership in Turbulent Times, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied most closely—Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights)—to show how they first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were recognized by others as leaders. No common pattern describes the trajectory of leadership. Although set apart in background, abilities, and temperament, these men shared a fierce ambition and a deep-seated resilience that enabled them to surmount uncommon adversity. At their best, all four were guided by a sense of moral purpose. At moments of great challenge, they were able to summon their talents to enlarge the opportunities and lives of others. This seminal work provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field. In today’s polarized world, these stories of authentic leadership in times of apprehension and fracture take on a singular urgency. ([source][1]) [1]: https://doriskearnsgoodwin.com/books/