Brian Lamb, founder of C-SPAN, serves as Executive Chairman of the C-SPAN Networks. His work centers on interviewing authors and significant figures in public life, including conversations with every U.S. president since Reagan, world leaders, journalists, and authors. Over the years, he hosted "Booknotes," a weekly series featuring interviews with 801 nonfiction authors. He currently hosts "Q & A," a Sunday program spotlighting individuals shaping the public sphere. His contributions have been recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Humanities Medal.
Focusing on the fundamental elements of successful sales, this book provides practical insights for everyday business professionals. It emphasizes building lasting relationships and fostering productive business dealings to achieve positive financial outcomes. Readers will learn strategies that can be easily implemented to enhance their sales effectiveness and drive success in their transactions.
The complete rankings of our best -- and worst -- presidents, based on C-SPAN's much-cited Historians Surveys of Presidential Leadership. Over a period of decades, C-SPAN has surveyed leading historians on the best and worst of America's presidents across a variety of categories -- their ability to persuade the public, their leadership skills, the moral authority, and more. The crucible of the presidency has forged some of the very best and very worst leaders in our national history, along with much in between. Based on interviews conducted over the years with a variety of presidential biographers, this book provides not just a complete ranking of our presidents, but stories and analyses that capture the character of the men who held the office. From Abraham Lincoln's political savvy and rhetorical gifts to James Buchanan's indecisiveness, this book teaches much about what makes a great leader--and what does not. As America looks ahead to our next election, this book offers perspective and criteria that may help us choose our next leader wisely.
Helps modellers expand their skills and explore fresh techniques, from the essential basics to the intricacies of Digital Command Control, leading to the goal of the hobby - to build and operate a model railway.
Have you ever dreamed of building a model of a favourite railway station for your layout, whether it be a modest branch line station, or a large town terminus? This book demonstrates how almost anybody, regardless of their modelling skills, can construct a presentable model railway station in even a quite limited amount of space.