A journey through history's great decisions-and the people who had the courage to make them: "Insightful." -Booklist In brief, compelling, and inspiring vignettes, bestselling author and historian Alan Axelrod pinpoints and investigates the make-or-break event in the lives and careers of some of history's most significant figures. Axelrod explores the fascinating question of why the people who made history made their choices-and conveys the resonance of those choices today. The forty-six profiles range from ancient times to the present day and include: - Cleopatra's decision to rescue Egypt - Washington's decision to cross the Delaware and win - Gandhi's decision to prevail against the British Empire without bloodshed - Truman's decision to drop the A-bomb and end WW II - Rosa Parks's decision to sit in for civil rights - Boris Yeltsin's decision to embrace a new world order - Flight 93's decision to take a stand against terror, and more

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