These Books Are About Decisions

One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev,... If you have any interest in decision making, this is a book you should read. If you were alive and aware in the early 60's, this is a book you really should read. The Cuban Missile Crisis was arguably the hottest single point of the Cold War, thirteen days that brought the US and USSR within a bad decision of total, thermonuclear war. This book give you a terrific view into what went on with both sides, based on unprecedented access to recently declassified US and Soviet era records.

Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban... If you're going to read about the Cuban Missile Crisis, you should add this book to the list. It's a short memoir by Bobby Kennedy, arguably President Kennedy's closest and most important advisor. He was there for every bit of it. In some ways, the best part are his reflections at the end about the dynamics that supported what everyone came to regard as a superb decision process that led to an excellent outcome.