That's what author Debra Trione asked over 50 of the most powerful and influential leaders in America to do - describe their perfect world using words, then picture their perfect world using paint. The result is an extraordinary, first of its kind collection that opens a new type of window into the high aspirations and lofty dreams of many of our national leaders.

You can be sure that public figures like Norman Schwarzkopf, Alan Dershowitz, Nancy Pelosi, Julian Bond, Alan Simpson, Bill Kristol, James Carville, and Patricia Ireland know full well how to set goals and articulate their vision. But when the author pulled out a box of acrylic paints and oil pastels, every one of these usually lucid leaders sat for an awkward moment in stunned disbelief. Then they began to paint. The results are found in this thought-provoking and entertaining new book.