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| Series Foreword | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction: Leadership and Heroism | |
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| Trending Heroes: Gaining or Losing Heroic Status | |
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| Lady Gaga: A Hero in the Making? | |
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| Ulysses S. Grant: The Reappraised Hero | |
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| Sigmund Freud: The Vindication of a Battered Theory | |
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| Drew Barrymore: The Heroic Story of the Little Girl Lost | |
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| Woodrow Wilson: A Hero Trending Downward | |
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Downward Spiral of a Hero | |
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| Transitory Heroes: Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow | |
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| Joe Darby: The Heroic Whistleblower of Abu Ghraib | |
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| Mae Jemison: Living Heroic Dreams | |
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| Heart-wrenching Heroism at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Randy Pausch: The Hero Who Dared Us to Live Our Dreams | |
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| Gabrielle Giffords: Heroic Recovery From Trauma | |
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| Benjamin "Beast" Buder: Hero for a Moment | |
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| Liu Xiaobo: An Emerging Hero of Peace | |
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| Christa McAuliffe: Lost Hero of the Space Shuttle Challenger | |
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| The Heroism and Leadership of Fred Korematsu | |
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| Ephemeral Heroes and Villains: A Tale of Two Stevens | |
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| Transitional Heroes: Those Whom We Outgrow | |
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| Justin Bieber: Heroic Pop Star | |
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| Fred Rogers: Love, Wisdom, and Compassion for Children | |
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| Reed Richards: Fantastic Family Man | |
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| Captain James T Kirk: The Hero Who Treks the Stars | |
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| Iron Man: A Classic Superhero in the Modern World | |
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| Tragic Heroes: The Self-Destruction of Greatness | |
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| Oedipus the King: The Classic Tragic Hero | |
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| Tiger Woods: The Ebb and Flow of Fame and Fortune | |
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| Coming to Terms with Richard Nixon | |
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| Transposed Heroes: The Fine Line Between Heroism and Villainy | |
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| Harvey Dent as Two-Face: The Hero Turned Villain in Batman | |
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| John Edwards: The Modular-Minded Transposed Hero | |
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| Jack Nicklaus: The Villain Who Became a Hero | |
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| Joe Paterno: Discerning the Legacy of a Transposed Hero | |
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| Transparent Heroes: The Unsung Heroes Among Us | |
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| Montgomery Meigs: A Transparent Hero of the Civil War | |
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| John Wooden: Heroic Teacher and Mentor | |
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| Accidental Sidekicks: Marion Keisker�s Moment to Help Elvis | |
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| Those Whom We Forgot: The Makers of Fire | |
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| The Supporting Cast in Heroes' Narratives: Sidekicks and Others | |
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| Why Our Parents are Our Heroes | |
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| Edith Wilson: An Unsung Hero or Villain? | |
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| Bayard Rustin: Peaceful Advocate of Human Rights | |
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| Rick Rescorla: The Hero Who Saved 2,700 Lives on 9/11 | |
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| Traditional Heroes: The Classic Hero's Journey | |
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| Traditional-Moral Heroes | |
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| The Dalai Lama: "My Religion is Kindness" | |
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| Pat Tillman: The Consummate War Hero | |
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| Irena Sendler: The Hero Who Stood Up to Evil | |
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| George Bailey: A Hero's Wonderful Life | |
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| Confucius: The Master Hero of Virtue | |
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| Mother Teresa and the Call to Love | |
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| Lois Wilson: The Hero Who Helped Families of Alcoholics | |
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| Nathan Hale and the Powerful Heroic Script | |
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| Dana Reeve: The Unsung Selfless Hero | |
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| Groundhog Day s Phil Connors and the Heroic Theme of Redemption | |
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| Rabbi Israel Spira: A Hero of the Holocaust | |
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| Rosa Parks' Transforming Act of Civil Disobedience | |
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| Corrie ten Boom: The Holocaust Hero with a Hiding Place | |
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| Traditional-Competent Heroes | |
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| Marie Curie: Trailblazing Scientist Who Paid the Ultimate Price | |
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| Tina Fey: An Uncommon Celebrity Hero | |
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| Ellen DeGeneres: Heroic Comedienne and Underdog Advocate | |
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| John Nash: A Hero's Brilliant Triumph Over Mental Illness | |
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| Althea Gibson: Barrier Breaker and Way Paver | |
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| Monica Seles: Tennis Hero and Tragedienne | |
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| Daniel Anderson: The Hero Who Redefined Alcoholism | |
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| Tough Without a Gun: Heroic Portrayals by Humphrey Bogart | |
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| Edgar Allan Poe: American Literary Giant | |
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| Secretariat: The Hero Who Obliterated Triple Crown Records | |
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| Go Ahead, Make My Day: Clint Eastwood as Contemporary Hero | |
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| Lucille Ball: A Heroic Comic Genius | |
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| Traditional-Complete Heroes | |
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| Terry Fox: The Audacious Modern-Day Pheidippides | |
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| George Marshall: The Hero With a Plan | |
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| Florence Nightingale: The Heroic Lady With the Lamp | |
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| Oprah Winfrey: The Hero with Talent, Resilience, and Charisma | |
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| Winston Churchill: The Resilient Hero | |
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| Roberto Clemente and the Night that Happiness Died | |
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| George Washington Carver: The Humble and Ingenious Hero | |
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| Warren Spahn: The Greatest Left Hander Ever | |
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| George Washington: The Indispensable Man | |
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| Mikhail Gorbachev: A Revolutionary Hero in the Kremlin | |
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| Twelve Angry Men: A Most Unlikely Hero | |
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| Transfigured Heroes: The Cognitive Construction of Greatness | |
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| Robin Hood: The Thief Who Became a Hero | |
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| Big Iron: A Western Hero Narrative | |
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| Willie Mays' Catch: The Iconic Image of a Hero | |
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| Sherlock Holmes: An Enduring Fictional Hero | |
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| Amelia Earhart: Bold Achiever of Mystery | |
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| Merlin: Supporting Hero of Myth | |
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| Heroism in the Darkness: The Anonymous Navy SEALs | |
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| The Chilean Miner Rescue: Protecting a Heroism Narrative | |
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| Constructing Heroic Associations: Making a Good Line Better | |
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| Saint Patrick: The Construction of a Legend | |
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| Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: Ted Williams 50 Years Later | |
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| Betsy Ross: The Hero Who (May Have) Sewed the First American Flag | |
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| Pretty Boy Floyd: An Outlaw Hero | |
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| Jack is Back: The Kennedy Administration, 50 Years Later | |
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| Transforming Heroes: Those Who Forever Changed Our World | |
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| Transforming-Global Heroes | |
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| Muhammad Ali: The Odyssey of a Heroic Champion | |
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| Christopher Columbus: A Globally Transforming Figure | |
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| Mahatma Gandhi: The Hero of Truth and Peace | |
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| Nelson Mandela: The Ultimate Underdog Hero | |
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| Martin Luther Bang, Jr.: The Hero of Interracial Peace | |
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| Thomas Jefferson: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident | |
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| Albert Einstein: The Hero Synonymous With Genius | |
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| Transforming-Specific Heroes | |
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| John Lennon: The Hero Who Gave Peace a Chance | |
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| Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Died | |
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| Bill Cosby: The Hero Who Broke Racial Barriers | |
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| Myriam Merlet: The Lost Hero | |
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| Transcendent Heroes: Influence at its Deepest Level | |
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| Harry Potter: The Archetypal Hero | |
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| Jesus of Nazareth: The Born Hero | |
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| Abraham Lincoln: A Transcendent Hero | |
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| Conclusion: Leadership, Heroism, and Heroic Leadership | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |