BOOKS
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Survival: How Being Prepared Can Keep You and Your Family Safe
In Survival, General Honoré shares his account of the aftermath of Katrina, what went wrong, and what we should do to better prepare for the next disaster. Read his experiences at the government level and learn key preparedness tips from a global authority to protect your family.
Editorial Reviews of Survival
“[Honoré] is not only a national hero, but an expert on how we should al prepare for natural and man-made disasters.”
— Kyra Philips, CNN Newsroom
“Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand what went wrong, what went right, and what all of us can do to prepare for the next disaster.”
— Anderson Cooper, CNN
“Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré’s Survival reminds us why America must forge a new culture of preparedness to address emergencies at home… This is an important book by a good and able man who has rendered great service.”
— President Bill Clinton
“The American Red Cross shares General Honoré’s passion for preparedness and applauds his leadership in helping families and individuals get ready for emergencies.”
— Bonnie McElveen, Chairman of the American Red Cross
“[Honoré’s] message is that we can do better by each other and he suggests pertinent and feasible ways to do just that—this is an important book, especially now.”
— Gregory Fontenot, Col., U.S. Army, Retired
“General Honoré, a true action hero, writes a national homeland security and well-being ‘how-to code’ for all sectors of U.S. society.”
— Jim Clifton, Chairman & CEO of GALLUP
Leadership in the New Normal: A Short Course
Leadership in the New Normal is a short course on how to be an effective leader in the 21st century. It describes modern leadership principles and techniques and illustrates them with stories from the author’s vast life experiences, mostly as a military leader. The book is geared to both leaders and those who aspire to be leaders in today’s world – in the fields of business, government, religion, military, academia, etc. The author, Lt. General Russel Honoré (U.S. Army, retired), emerged as a national hero and one of the U.S.’s best-known military leaders in 2005 after spearheading the Task Force responsible for the massive search-and-rescue mission and the restoration of order in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
Editorial Reviews of Leadership
“I met General Honoré when most of America did, when he marched onto the scene and took control of a rapidly deteriorating post-Katrina New Orleans. He was the leader America needed: brave, disciplined, decisive and ready to ignore convention to get the job done. This book shows how to emulate his brand of leadership in whatever we do.”
— Ali Velshi, CNN Anchor & Chief Business Correspondent
“I had forgotten how much more famous retired Generals know about the future of civilization than diplomats, academics and politicians, and how much more they know about leadership development than many corporations and CEOs.”
— Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO, The Gallup Organization
“Like Andrew Jackson, Gen. Honoré rode in to save New Orleans at a time of dire need. In this book he looks at the leadership lessons he learned from Hurricane Katrina and his years of service in the Army. He explains how we have to adopt new ways of communicating and commanding in a global era he calls the ‘New Normal.’”
— Walter Isaacson, President of the Aspen Institute
Don't Get Stuck on Stupid!: Leadership in Action
A brilliant, powerful book from one of the most respected retired military leaders of our time, General Russel Honoré. Recognized as a national hero after spearheading the post-Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue mission in New Orleans in 2005, Honoré offers effective solutions to some of the most pressing problems of our time. These include hurricane preparedness, healthcare, and gun control, as well as the less-well-known issues of widespread infrastructure failure and the need to intervene in the infamous cradle-to-prison pipeline. His basic message: It's time to try new ways to solve our problems. Let's not continue to make the same mistakes with public policy and practice in our country... let's not stay stuck on stupid!