I bought this book on Amazon.  I got a used copy that was in excellent condition..  I am glad that I did since it started out great but quickly fizzled.  As I have mentioned before, I guage a book by how much I underline.  The first few pages,  I underlined a lot of information but by the time I was 100 pages into it I was underlining very little.  That is when I stop reading which is what I did.

I loved the over concept behind this book - that is perhaps the most important role of a leader is to be an agent of hope.  The opening story is captivating but the book soon turns into a presentation of one study after another.  This is another one of those books that could have easily been written in less than 100 pages.

I cerainly believe strongly that good leaders create hope for the future.  This book affirmed that belief but was not worth the time to read.