- Unknown Binding
- Publisher: New York, NY : Warner Books (1987)
- ASIN: B000VZLBV6
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
Cleverly influencing other nations from Rome, the empire used a child-hostage exchange arrangement to broaden control over countries it souh\ Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Cleverly influencing other nations from Rome, the empire used a child-hostage exchange arrangement to broaden control over countries it souh\ Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
This book was briefly in vogue in the 1990s. It was popular because nobody had done anything like this before, not because it was done well. The idea of a 20th anniversary reissue is based on the fact most people are too young to remember it or had forgotten how inept it was.
As a history book it is shallow, though not entirely without interest and mostly accurate. As a leadership book it is pretty trashy. There are plenty of vaguely stated aphorisms that are pretty obvious and can be found in any book on leadership. All of them are totally fake, of course. Roberts made a lot of money by attaching his own mediocre insights to a major historical figure; the best that can be said is that he doesn't pretend that any of this twaddle is genuine. However, to keep up the "mystique", he uses the word "Huns" for "you", "they", "subordinates" and pretty much anything else. This gets pretty tiresome pretty quickly.
Let's not forget that, within months of Attila's death, his empire was overthrown by an internal rebellion. If your goal of leadership is to create a structure that is only held together by the immensity of your own ego, then Attila might be a good role model for your business career. You could be the next Robert Maxwell.
As a history book it is shallow, though not entirely without interest and mostly accurate. As a leadership book it is pretty trashy. There are plenty of vaguely stated aphorisms that are pretty obvious and can be found in any book on leadership. All of them are totally fake, of course. Roberts made a lot of money by attaching his own mediocre insights to a major historical figure; the best that can be said is that he doesn't pretend that any of this twaddle is genuine. However, to keep up the "mystique", he uses the word "Huns" for "you", "they", "subordinates" and pretty much anything else. This gets pretty tiresome pretty quickly.
Let's not forget that, within months of Attila's death, his empire was overthrown by an internal rebellion. If your goal of leadership is to create a structure that is only held together by the immensity of your own ego, then Attila might be a good role model for your business career. You could be the next Robert Maxwell.
Format:Audio CD
The Audiobook is easy to listen to in the car.
The content is interesting.
I give it 4 stars as while its good, it's not great.
I'd prefer to read the book to absorb it better.
The content is too interesting for driver listening (or MP3).
My review, the audiobook is fine, I think i'd prefer the book.
The content is interesting.
I give it 4 stars as while its good, it's not great.
I'd prefer to read the book to absorb it better.
The content is too interesting for driver listening (or MP3).
My review, the audiobook is fine, I think i'd prefer the book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent, thought provoking book. Wess Roberts was formerly a member of the US Army Combat Arms Training Board and also an eminent Academic. He uses Attila as a novel and interesting way of getting across points about Leadership. It is primarily a book on Leadership and any references to Attila should be regarded as tenuous. It is definately NOT a historical reference book.
All in all a very good 'read'. Some points raised may be considered controversial but they should be considered in a balanced way when looking at the broad issue of leadership.
All in all a very good 'read'. Some points raised may be considered controversial but they should be considered in a balanced way when looking at the broad issue of leadership.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
