There is no better way to learn about leadership thanto study great leaders looking for the habits of mindand heart that enabled them to make a difference. That s just what Robert Palestini does in From theWhite House to the Schoolhouse, taking readers on ajourney through the lives of ten U.S. presidents asdiverse, fascinating and instructive as GeorgeWashington, Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan andHerbert Hoover. Anyone interested in leadership andthe lives of emblematic leaders should find much tolike in Palestini s new book. Nicholas Rashford, President Emeritus and UniversityProfessor, Saint Joseph s University