Includes bibliographical references and indexes

In the hagiography that has grown up around the life of Mohandas Gandhi, a central fact has been overlooked: this supremely good and intensely spiritual man did not attain his insights or achieve his vast accomplishments from the summit of a lonely mountaintop. From the very beginnings of his career as a visionary reformer, Gandhi was right there in the thick of the real world-the down-and-dirty world of politics and business, of deal-making and power-playing. In his trademark conversational yet insightful style, Axelrod breaks down Gandhi's leadership strategies into fourteen key facts and one hundred lessons, each illustrated with quotes from Gandhi and with representatives situations from his life. Presented so that their timeless wisdom shines forth, Gandhi's words and deeds illuminate the business challenges of today