American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrew Cuomo
Oct 2020 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Andrew Cuomo
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Governor Andrew Cuomo tells the riveting story of how he took charge in the fight against COVID-19 as New York became the epicenter of the pandemic, offering hard-won lessons in leadership and his vision for the path forward.
“An impressive road map to dealing with a crisis as serious as any we have faced.”—The Washington Post
When COVID-19 besieged the United States, New York State emerged as the global “ground zero” for a deadly contagion that threatened the lives and livelihoods of millions. Quickly, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided the leadership to address the threat, becoming the standard-bearer of the organized response the country desperately needed. With infection rates spiking and more people dying every day, the systems and functions necessary to combat the pandemic in New York—and America—did not exist. So Cuomo undertook the impossible. He unified people to rise to the challenge and was relentless in his pursuit of scientific facts and data. He quelled fear while implementing an extraordinary plan for flattening the curve of infection. He and his team worked day and night to protect the people of New York, despite roadblocks presented by a president incapable of leadership and addicted to transactional politics.
Taking listeners beyond the candid daily briefings that became must-see TV across the globe, and providing a dramatic, day-by-day account of the catastrophe as it unfolded, American Crisis presents the intimate and inspiring thoughts of a leader at an unprecedented historical moment. In his own voice, Andrew Cuomo chronicles the ingenuity and sacrifice required of so many to fight the pandemic, sharing the decision-making that shaped his policy as well as his frank accounting and assessment of his interactions with the federal government, the White House, and other state and local political and health officials. Real leadership, he shows, requires clear communication, compassion for others, and a commitment to truth-telling—no matter how frightening the facts may be.
Including a game plan for what we as individuals—and as a nation—need to do to protect ourselves against this disaster and those to come, American Crisis is a remarkable portrait of selfless leadership and a gritty story of difficult choices that points the way to a safer future for all of us.
This audiobook includes a PDF that contains A Blueprint for Going Forward.
“An impressive road map to dealing with a crisis as serious as any we have faced.”—The Washington Post
When COVID-19 besieged the United States, New York State emerged as the global “ground zero” for a deadly contagion that threatened the lives and livelihoods of millions. Quickly, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided the leadership to address the threat, becoming the standard-bearer of the organized response the country desperately needed. With infection rates spiking and more people dying every day, the systems and functions necessary to combat the pandemic in New York—and America—did not exist. So Cuomo undertook the impossible. He unified people to rise to the challenge and was relentless in his pursuit of scientific facts and data. He quelled fear while implementing an extraordinary plan for flattening the curve of infection. He and his team worked day and night to protect the people of New York, despite roadblocks presented by a president incapable of leadership and addicted to transactional politics.
Taking listeners beyond the candid daily briefings that became must-see TV across the globe, and providing a dramatic, day-by-day account of the catastrophe as it unfolded, American Crisis presents the intimate and inspiring thoughts of a leader at an unprecedented historical moment. In his own voice, Andrew Cuomo chronicles the ingenuity and sacrifice required of so many to fight the pandemic, sharing the decision-making that shaped his policy as well as his frank accounting and assessment of his interactions with the federal government, the White House, and other state and local political and health officials. Real leadership, he shows, requires clear communication, compassion for others, and a commitment to truth-telling—no matter how frightening the facts may be.
Including a game plan for what we as individuals—and as a nation—need to do to protect ourselves against this disaster and those to come, American Crisis is a remarkable portrait of selfless leadership and a gritty story of difficult choices that points the way to a safer future for all of us.
This audiobook includes a PDF that contains A Blueprint for Going Forward.
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3.1
14 reviews
Andrew Matiya
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March 3, 2021
This guy is a cold hearted bastard that killed thousands and now it is being revealed he tried to feel up most of the women he is contact with. HOW IS THIS STILL FOR SALE?! People literally lose book deals for saying anything short of supporting liberal idea's such as the "there's 97 genders, you're vile for thinking otherwise," and this guy gets a free pass for murdering thousands and groping women 40 years his junior? F CK YOU GOOGLE!
eileen loro
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August 30, 2021
Enjoyed reading about the way things were handled in the back room. Since I had followed NYGovCuomo in the presses it was a well kept diary. Laid the handling all out. Understood how his team worked daily to find better ways to handle the pandemic since the Feds were not taking responsibility. Would like a 2nd book on the 2nd half of the process.
Olayomi Odusanya
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December 4, 2020
legit political crook, murder and usurper of human rights. Trash is too good for this book.
About the author
Andrew Cuomo was the 56th Governor of New York. He is the author of All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life and Crossroads: The Future of American Politics.
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