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Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

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  • Create Date：2024-02-14 13:21:44
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Jared Cohen
  • ISBN：B0C7RLG4VX
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Reviews

Frank Long ，

Just started the audio book and it's really awesome！ A compelling book that offers lessons on leadership， legacy， and the enduring impact of those who have held the most powerful office in the world。 It's a meditation on purpose that I think has themes that really resonate with anyone。 Just started the audio book and it's really awesome！ A compelling book that offers lessons on leadership， legacy， and the enduring impact of those who have held the most powerful office in the world。 It's a meditation on purpose that I think has themes that really resonate with anyone。 。。。more

Alec Ross ，

I read a pre-release copy of Jared Cohen's Life After Power and as someone who THOUGHT he knew a lot about presidential history I came out of the experience reading this book educated， enlightened and entertained。 Cohen's storytelling brings well-known figures like Thomas Jefferson to life in a way that they were not known before while also bringing lesser known Presidents （Grover Cleveland and Howard Taft） into a dimensional political and psychological study that is much more interesting than t I read a pre-release copy of Jared Cohen's Life After Power and as someone who THOUGHT he knew a lot about presidential history I came out of the experience reading this book educated， enlightened and entertained。 Cohen's storytelling brings well-known figures like Thomas Jefferson to life in a way that they were not known before while also bringing lesser known Presidents （Grover Cleveland and Howard Taft） into a dimensional political and psychological study that is much more interesting than the grey， dusty histories that usually define them。 His study of more contemporary Presidents （Jimmy Carter and George W。 Bush） are especially acute， going into the minds and motivations of these men。 More than anything else， Cohen knows how to write history in a way that makes it entertaining and relevant in 2024。 He is a gifted writer who knows how to draw out the comical （while still relevant） moments in our histories and he has written something that anyone （even non Presidents） will find relevant as they think about second or third acts in their lives。 This book is 5 stars！ 。。。more

Melanie ，

His first book on presidents who came into power after their predecessors died was rather poorly done。 I wonder if this one is similar but probably won't stick around to find out。 His first book on presidents who came into power after their predecessors died was rather poorly done。 I wonder if this one is similar but probably won't stick around to find out。 。。。more

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Arezo Koh ，

This is such a great idea。 The excerpt in Fox was so interesting。 Read a friend’s copy and just ordered my own！

Jenna Metcalf ，

Seems fabulous！

Wilson Shirley ，

There are so many presidential biographies out there that any new contribution to the genre needs a compelling reason to be written。 Life After Power has that in spades。 This is a book about the parts of presidents’ lives that we usually ignore - what they do after the White House。 It turns out that these are sleep retirement years。 Former presidents have changed history - they’ve led the abolitionist movement， run for president， championed relief efforts after World War II， and a lot more。 The There are so many presidential biographies out there that any new contribution to the genre needs a compelling reason to be written。 Life After Power has that in spades。 This is a book about the parts of presidents’ lives that we usually ignore - what they do after the White House。 It turns out that these are sleep retirement years。 Former presidents have changed history - they’ve led the abolitionist movement， run for president， championed relief efforts after World War II， and a lot more。 The Jimmy Carter chapter was particularly fascinating - everyone knows about Guinea worm and Habitat for Humanity。 But he also tried to get the UNSC to veto George HW Bush’s Gulf War plans？ I didn’t know that。If you think you know about these seven presidents， the bottom line is that you don’t know the whole story。 Life After Power is a great education and a fun read。 。。。more