by Brad Meltzer
Recommended by Simon Sinek
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Parenting, Relationships & Family, and Most Recommended Books.
When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the bestselling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali . . . and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinar...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Parenting, Relationships & Family, and Most Recommended Books.
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Simon Sinek
British/American author and motivational speaker
“Heroes For My Son, the inspiring new book from @BradMeltzer I can't pick it up without getting goose bumps”
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“Accidental Presidents offers eight narrative portraits of men who succeeded to the U.S. presidency without election, using anecdote-rich scenes and readable context to show how personality and circumstance interact with office power. It’s strongest as a set of self-contained stories that make succession stakes concrete for non-specialist readers; it does not prioritize dense archival argument or exhaustive methodology, so expect some interpretive generalizations and repeated themes across cases. Use it for fast historical orientation rather than scholarly deep-dives.”
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