We Shall Not Fail by Celia Sandys is a 263 page leadership biography of Winston Churchill. The book focuses on the leadership decisions of Churchill’s life and draws from many respected leaders and leadership books to drive home its points. Sandys also incorporates many moments of personal reflection as she has the unique perspective of being Winston Churchill’s granddaughter. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of Churchill’s life, loosely following it in chronological order. At each chapter’s conclusion, Sandys draws several leadership principles from Churchill’s life.
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I have a friend who is working on the restoration Book-Cadillac Hotel in downtown Detroit. He told me that when they entered the building to begin the restoration, the basement was so full of water that it took weeks to pump all of it out. Today, I came across some picture of the Book-Cadillac taken before the restoration began at Forgotten Detroit.
According to the website,
“Detroit is known for one of the most stunning collections of pre-depression architecture in the world. The past two decades have seen several of these treasures sit vacant, waiting for economic revival”
I don’t know about the “stunning collection” part but I can personally vouch for the fact that Detroit is, “waiting for economic revival”.
(Via Jordon Cooper.)
