Hard Call

Hard Call

First edition
Author	John McCain, Mark Salter
Language	English
Subject	Political convictions
Publisher	Hachette Book Group USA
Publication date	August 14, 2007
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages	480
ISBN	978-0-446-58040-3
OCLC	85892201
Dewey Decimal	920 22
LC Class	CT105 .M395 2007
Preceded by	Character Is Destiny
Followed by	Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War

Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them is a book written by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Its theme is decision-making based on personal principles. The hardcover edition was released August 14, 2007, and the paperback edition was subsequently released on February 29, 2008.

McCain outlines a six-part structure for "hard calls," with several detailed anecdotes illustrating each of the six parts:

• Awareness: Jackie Robinson "intruding" into all-white baseball; and Wernher von Braun, the rocket scientist.
• Foresight: Winston Churchill; Alexander Graham Bell; and Ronald Reagan when standing up to the Soviet Union.
• Timing: Boeing's production of the commercial jet aircraft; Gillette's invention of the disposable razor; and Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin meeting for the peace process.
• Confidence: Civil War General George B. McClellan; Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel; and the Apollo 11 astronauts.
• Humility: The founding of Liberia; Harry Truman; and Gerald Ford's pardoning of Richard Nixon.
• Inspiration: The white commander of America's first black regiment; Alexander Solzhenitsyn; and Abraham Lincoln.

External links

• Amazon.com's book reviews and description
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