Colin Powell: Straight to The Top
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Language: English
Published by Millbrook Pr, 1993
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- Title
- Colin Powell: Straight to The Top
- Author
- Rose Blue; Corrine J. Naden
- Publisher
- Millbrook Pr
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 156294052X
- ISBN 13
- 9781562940522
Describes the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Grade 2-4-- An engaging examination of Powell's background and career. The subject is portrayed as a warm, dedicated individual. Overall, the book's format is appealing; several full-color and black-and-white photographs blend beautifully into the text. On the whole, an insightful look at a man who has won praise for his leadership abilities and potential. --Jeanette Lambert, LaVega School, Waco, TX
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This unabashedly hero-worshipping biography of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff suffers from the very ``larger-than-life'' portrait it creates. Powell is presented as a seemingly invincible figure whose rise to military heights is simply the natural outcome of hard work and perseverance; the problems of a young black man in attaining such heights are thoroughly glossed over. Blue even seems to imply that while other African-Americans have encountered discrimination, Powell did not. While the book offers young readers a source of basic information on this hero of the 90's, it is hardly an essential purchase. B&w and color photos; chronology; index. (Biography. 8-11) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This unabashedly hero-worshipping biography of the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff suffers from the very ``larger-than-life'' portrait it creates. Powell is presented as a seemingly invincible figure whose rise to military heights is simply the natural outcome of hard work and perseverance; the problems of a young black man in attaining such heights are thoroughly glossed over. Blue even seems to imply that while other African-Americans have encountered discrimination, Powell did not. While the book offers young readers a source of basic information on this hero of the 90's, it is hardly an essential purchase. B&w and color photos; chronology; index. (Biography. 8-11) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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