The Book of Virtues for Young People de William J. Bennett

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

William J. Bennett

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 apr 1997 – vârsta de la 12 ani

Stories from the best-selling The Book of Virtues for a younger audience

The Book of Virtues for Young People is a treasury of timeless stories, poems, and fables selected from William J. Bennett's national best-seller, The Book of Virtues, that teaches young people the importance of incorporating virtues in one's daily life.

The collection, which also includes new material, offers tales of self-discipline from Aesop; poems by Walt Whitman, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Frost, and Emily Dickinson; and fiction by O. Henry, Tolstoy, and Guy de Maupassant. Also included are stories of personal courage and biographies of great people such as Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, and Anne Frank. Like The Book of Virtues, this collection focuses on ten core virtues, from courage and compassion to hard work and self-discipline.

The perfect gift for graduation or other special occasions, The Book of Virtues for Young People belongs on every young person's bookshelf.

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"The Book Of Virtues For Young People" is a treasury of timeless stories, poems, and fables selected from William J. Bennett's national bestseller, "The Book of Virtues", that teaches young people the importance of incorporating virtues in one's daily life. The perfect gift for graduation or other special occasions, this book belongs on every young person's bookshelf.

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. Dr. Bennett served as the secretary of education and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities under President Ronald Reagan and as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George Herbert Walker Bush.