America: From the Age of Discovery to a World at War: America: The Last Best Hope, cartea 1
Wayne Shepherd Autor William J. Bennetten Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 31 aug 2010
To rescue the future, we must remember our past. With command and wit, William J. Bennett reacquaints Americans with their heritage in an engaging narrative that cuts through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism. Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and others reemerge not as marble icons or dust-dry names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged a nation that attracted - that still attracts - millions yearning to breathe free. In this, the first volume of a "reasoned, balanced presentation of the American story," Bennett tells our nation's story, with all its triumphs and tragedies. He summons us to embrace America's cause once again as "the last best hope of Earth."
| Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (4) | 101.30 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Thomas Nelson – 14 apr 2007 | 101.30 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Thomas Nelson – 5 apr 2008 | 107.33 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Thomas Nelson – 9 oct 2011 | 112.27 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
| Thomas Nelson – 25 ian 2021 | 130.74 lei 3-5 săpt. | +31.37 lei 4-10 zile |
Preț: 447.42 lei
Preț vechi: 526.37 lei
-15% Nou
Puncte Express: 671
Preț estimativ în valută:
85.64€ • 89.25$ • 71.29£
85.64€ • 89.25$ • 71.29£
Indisponibil temporar
Doresc să fiu notificat când acest titlu va fi disponibil:
Se trimite...
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781609811280
ISBN-10: 1609811283
Dimensiuni: 178 x 178 x 46 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Library, Librar
Editura: OASIS AUDIO
Seria America: The Last Best Hope
ISBN-10: 1609811283
Dimensiuni: 178 x 178 x 46 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Library, Librar
Editura: OASIS AUDIO
Seria America: The Last Best Hope
V-ar putea interesa
-
-24%Preț: 320.83 lei421.40 lei -
Children's Book of VirtuesWilliam J. BennettPreț: 165.86 lei -
Rez LifeDavid TreuerPreț: 92.35 lei -
Rainbow Bridge to Monument ValleyThomas J. HarveyPreț: 173.20 lei -
Packtrains & Airplanes: Memories of Lonesome LakeTrudy TurnerPreț: 173.23 lei -
Preț: 130.92 lei -
Preț: 128.79 lei -
Another Country, Another LifeJ. Patrick BoyerPreț: 138.34 lei -
From Meteorite Impact to Constellation CityOiva W SaarinenPreț: 227.49 lei -
Fallen Timbers 1794: The US Army’s first victoryJohn F. WinklerPreț: 80.72 lei -
The Spencer Mansion: A House, a Home, and an Art GalleryRobert Ratcliffe TaylorPreț: 129.38 lei
Descriere
Descriere de la o altă ediție sau format:
America, how well do you know your history?
We all need to know more about this land we love. In this gripping tale of a nation, our country's past comes alive. Here is the story of those we chose to lead us and what they did with the awesome power we gave them. Join Bill Bennett for the great adventure. America's teacher will lead you on a voyage of discovery.
What others are saying:
"William J. Bennett artfully and subtly makes connections between our past and current events, reminding us ... that we are intimately and immediately connected to the extraordinary Americans who have bestowed upon us our great heritage.... [T]he importance of America: The Last Best Hope probably exceeds anything Dr. Bennett has ever written, and it is more elegantly crafted and eminently readable than any comprehensive work of history I've read in a very long time. It's silly to compare great works of history to great novels, but this book truly is a page-turner.... Prepare to have your faith in, hope for, and love of America renewed."
-Brad Miner, American Compass
"The Role of history is to inform, inspire, and sometimes provoke us, which is why Bill Bennett's wonderfully readable book is so important. He puts our nation's triumphs, along with its lapses, into the context of a narrative about the progress of freedom. Every now and then it's useful to be reminded that we are a fortunate people, blessed with generations of leaders who repeatedly renewed the meaning of America."
-Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
"For too long Americans have been looking for a history of our country that tells the story of America's triumphs as well as its tragedies. Now Bill Bennett has come forward with America: The Last Best Hope, which tells the story-fairly and fully-from 1492 to 1914. Americans who have been reading recent biographies of the Founding Fathers will love this book."
-Michael Barone, US News & World Report
"Bill Bennett's book will stand as perhaps the most important addition to American scholarship at this, the start of the new century. For the past fifty years American historians have either distorted American history or reduced it to a mess of boring indictments of our cultural and political heritage. With this book Bennett offers to Americans young and old an exciting and enjoyable history of what makes America the greatest nation on earth.
-Brian Kennedy, president, The Claremont Institute
America, how well do you know your history?
- Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses?
- Which U.S. senator was nearly caned to death on the Senate floor?
- Which first lady refused to serve alcohol in the White House?
- What famous inventor was called to find the assassin's bullet in President Garfield's back?
- Which successful candidate for president insisted on telling the truth about his sex scandal?
- Which beloved ex-president raced with death and poverty to write his best-selling memoirs and which famous humorist came to his rescue?
- Which president carefully read the trial notes of 303 condemned Sioux warriors and spared all but 38 from the hangman's noose?
- Which "four-eyed" future president beat up a drunken bully in a saloon?
We all need to know more about this land we love. In this gripping tale of a nation, our country's past comes alive. Here is the story of those we chose to lead us and what they did with the awesome power we gave them. Join Bill Bennett for the great adventure. America's teacher will lead you on a voyage of discovery.
What others are saying:
"William J. Bennett artfully and subtly makes connections between our past and current events, reminding us ... that we are intimately and immediately connected to the extraordinary Americans who have bestowed upon us our great heritage.... [T]he importance of America: The Last Best Hope probably exceeds anything Dr. Bennett has ever written, and it is more elegantly crafted and eminently readable than any comprehensive work of history I've read in a very long time. It's silly to compare great works of history to great novels, but this book truly is a page-turner.... Prepare to have your faith in, hope for, and love of America renewed."
-Brad Miner, American Compass
"The Role of history is to inform, inspire, and sometimes provoke us, which is why Bill Bennett's wonderfully readable book is so important. He puts our nation's triumphs, along with its lapses, into the context of a narrative about the progress of freedom. Every now and then it's useful to be reminded that we are a fortunate people, blessed with generations of leaders who repeatedly renewed the meaning of America."
-Walter Isaacson, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
"For too long Americans have been looking for a history of our country that tells the story of America's triumphs as well as its tragedies. Now Bill Bennett has come forward with America: The Last Best Hope, which tells the story-fairly and fully-from 1492 to 1914. Americans who have been reading recent biographies of the Founding Fathers will love this book."
-Michael Barone, US News & World Report
"Bill Bennett's book will stand as perhaps the most important addition to American scholarship at this, the start of the new century. For the past fifty years American historians have either distorted American history or reduced it to a mess of boring indictments of our cultural and political heritage. With this book Bennett offers to Americans young and old an exciting and enjoyable history of what makes America the greatest nation on earth.
-Brian Kennedy, president, The Claremont Institute
Notă biografică
Dr. William J. Bennett is one of America's most influential and respected voices on cultural, political, and educational issues. Host of "The Bill Bennett Show" podcast, he is also the Washington Fellow of the American Strategy Group. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books, and lives in North Carolina.