Essay On The Art Of The Long View: Planning For The Future

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Josh Books for the President The presidential election will be taking place this November between the two candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and they need all the preparation they can get. They will be making decisions that affect the whole country and they need to have knowledge of leadership and different cultures. They should study as much as they can and read books that will help them lead our country. There are three books that I would recommend to the future president to govern more effectively in the next four years. I would recommend the book When Presidents Lie by Eric Alterman, The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World by Peter Schwartz, and Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman. I think reading these books would help the presidents in making good decisions for our country. The first book that I would recommend the candidates to read is When Presidents Lie by Eric Alterman. This book is about lies the presidents have told and their consequences. This is a good book for the presidents to read because it shows the consequences of deceit and it shows when it is acceptable to lie and when it isn’t. Presidents and politicians often lie to the people to protect them from harmful truth or to gain their favor, Alterman argues…show more content…
This book is an accessible guide to thinking rationally, systematically, and strategically about futures that are impossible to predict. This book on scenario planning will help the future presidents make day to day decisions that will have a big impact on our country. It will teach him to create and consider different scenarios with equally plausible future outcomes. This guide will be a great tool for the future president to have to aid them in their
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