Alan Axelrod
Alan Axelrod | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Genre | History |
Notable works | Elizabeth I: CEO |
Alan Axelrod (born 1952) is a prolific author of history, business and management books.
Axelrod received his doctorate in English from the
Press interviews and quotations
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In Inc. magazine, in 2004, Mike Hofman interviewed Alan Axelrod for an article entitled Alan Axelrod, Business Book Juggernaut. Hofman mentioned Axelrod's two top sellers at the time Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I CEO. He asked Axelrod about the topics of two new books on business ethics and business etiquette. He also asked how Axelrod chose subjects of biographies.[6]
The Kirkus Review of Patton on Leadership describes the book as a "compact but insightful volume" and "concise yet in-depth look at a fascinating man whose myth, in many ways, outshines the facts." The review concludes: "Like Patton at his best: polished, precise and persuasive."[7]
In an article in
Axelrod was quoted several times by John Brandon in the June 7, 2012 article in Popular Mechanics entitled How Assassin's Creed III Re-created the Revolutionary War because Axelrod was the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Revolution.[9]
In an article posted online June 30, 2016 and updated September 28, 2016, WFMZ-TV 69 News (
Jim Michaels interviewed Axelrod for an article in USA Today about the United States Marine Corps at the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.[12] The battle proved that the Marines were well trained as a modern fighting force and with skill and courage stopped the Germans from advancing on Paris.[12] Axelrod had written a book about the battle.[13]
Conference speaker
Axelrod was a featured speaker at the 2004 Conference on Excellence in Government in
Publications
- Lost Destiny: ISBN 9781137279040
- ISBN 978-1-4027-8893-2(ebook)
- ISBN 978-1-4027-5806-5
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to the New World Order (2010)
- Miracle at ISBN 978-1-59921-025-4
- The Real History of the Cold War: A New Look at the Past (2009)
- Winston Churchill: CEO (2009)
- Risk: Adversaries and Allies: Mastering Strategic Relationships. Sterling. 2009. ISBN 978-1402754111.
- Selling the Great War: the making of American Propaganda (March 2009)
- Edison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond (2008)
- What Every American Should Know about American History (2008)
- Blooding at Great Meadows: Young George Washington and the Battle That Shaped the Man (2008)
- Profiles in Folly: History's worst decisions and why they went wrong (2008)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy, The Complete Idiot's GuideSeries (2008)
- The Real History of World War II: A New Look at the Past (2008)
- Bradley. ISBN 978-0230608566.
- The Real History of the American Revolution: A new look at the past (2007)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Forensics, The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (2007)
- Profiles in Audacity: Great Decisions and How They Were Made. Sterling. 2006. p. 320. ISBN 1402732821.
- ISBN 0-7879-8238-5
- American History ASAP (2003)
- ISBN 0-7352-0189-7
- ISBN 0-7352-0091-2
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to the American Revolution, The Complete Idiot's Guide Series (1999)
- The Encyclopedia of Wars (1997). co-authored with Charles Phillips[15]
- International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders New York; Facts on File, 1997
- The War Between the Spies: A History of Espionage During the ISBN 0-87113-482-9
- Chronicle of the Indian Wars: From Colonial Times to Wounded Knee (1990)
- Charles Brockden Brown: An American Tale (1983)
- Lincoln's Last Night: Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, and the Last 36 Hours Before the Assassination
- How America Won World War I: The U.S. Military Victory in the Great War – The Causes, The Course and The Consequences. Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4930-3192-4.
Notes
- ^ Penguin Random House author page. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ [1] Lynn Ware Peek, The Mountain Life - Alan Axelrod - The Disruptors on KPCW web site, October 10, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Macmillan Publishers author page Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lyons Press author page Archived 2019-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Abbeville Press author page Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ [2] Mike Hofman, Alan Axelrod, Business Book Juggernaut. Inc., June 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ [3] Patton on Leadership. Kirkus Reviews Issue: December 15, 2005, posted online June 24, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ [4] Is Religion the Cause of Most Wars? Rabbi Alan Lurie, Huffington Post, April 10, 2012, updated June 10, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ [5] John Brandon, How Assassin's Creed III Re-created the Revolutionary War. Popular Mechanics, June 7, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ [6] Brian Doherty, How America Was Sold on World War: Remembering George Creel, the founder of modern war propaganda. Reason, April 3, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b [7] Archived 2018-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Künstler takes kids on visual journey of American history with book series. 69News, September 28, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b [8] Jim Michaels, At Belleau Wood, Marines saved Paris, proved mettle during WWI. USA Today, April 3, 2017, update April 4, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-59921-025-4. (Originally published in hardcover 2007).
- ^ 'Alan Axelrod, Ph.D' at World Class Speakers & Entertainers. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ [9] Encyclopedia of Wars – 3 Volume Set (Facts on File Library of World History) on Amazon.com.
External links
- A Chat with Alan Axelrod, Frank R. Shaw with bibliography to 2004
- Georgia Writers Association entry for Alan Axelrod[permanent dead link]