Alison Levine is a high altitude mountaineer and polar explorer. Born with a heart-condition that has resulted in three separate surgical procedures, she is one of those rare people who confront life head-up. The result is this book, which details her experiences scaling the world's tallest mountain peaks to hiking across the frozen climes of the North and South Poles.

When not out on the trail, she teaches leadership skills to West Point cadets, and is also the leading motivational speaker for Keppler's, one of the nation's top speakers' bureaus. She did more than 100 major corporate events last year for Keppler's, and Alison expects that number will only rise when her book comes out.

Each chapter details a particular adventure from her travels, along with precise leadership skill prescriptive takeaways.

One of the world's greatest mountain climbers and adventurers tells her first-hand leadership stories of coming to grips to life literally on the edge - 8000 metres up.

About the Author
Alison Levine has an MBA from Duke University, and serves on the board of Coach K/Fuqua Business School at Duke. She lives in the San Francisco area.

Reviews
A completely different approach to leadership development that provides invaluable advice not only for business, but also for life's every-day challenges. Presented with humility and humor, ON THE EDGE guides us towards exploring the very best of ourselves.

--Jo Ann Ross, President, Network Sales, CBS Television Network

An irresistible book that gives readers a glimpse into the sensibilities of one of the finest natural leaders I have ever known. Alison Levine's ON THE EDGE offers amazing insights....timely, practical lessons and authentic inspiration delivered with candor and spunk.

-- Brigadier General (Ret.) Tom Kolditz Professor Emeritus, U.S. Military Academy, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership

"Despite the fact that Alison Levine lectures at West Point (Go Navy!), her contrarian approach to leader development makes for a compelling read. Using her amazing experiences as an accomplished mountaineer, Levine relates remarkable insights while revealing how leadership skills can be learned in any kind of challenging environment -- whether it be in the corporate world or climbing peaks in sub-zero temperatures."

-- D. Michael Abrashoff, former Commander USS Benfold, Bestselling author of It's Your Ship



Book Information
ISBN 9781455544875
Author Alison Levine
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Grand Central Publishing
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Weight(grams) 496g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 162mm * 26mm