Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Living, Leading, and the American Dream by John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner, Bill Moyers ISBN: 0-7879-6678-9 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 09 May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What patriotism is really about
Comment: I had heard of John Gardner but had not read any of his work. This book is one of the most inspiring I have ever read. Gardner talks about what it really means to be an American, and what we all need to do if we are going to have a country we can be proud of.
Rating: 5
Summary: For all those that care about democracy, this is for you.
Comment: In this time of political fear and war mongering, it is great to be reminded that dissent is not un-American and in fact it is your patriotic duty to stand up for the ideas and beliefs you hold true. And Gardner was true to his word. He stepped down from the Johnston administration to protest the war in Vietnam and went on to found Common Cause. I'd like to see a politician do that today.
What I found most relevant is his theme that if you want a working democracy you have to work for it. He constantly is reminding us that people need to be involved and engaged in the political process if democracy is to survive. Too many people today have been scared out of the process and too many others accept blind allegiance as patriotism.
When founding of Common Cause, he wrote "The impulses to lie, cheat, steal and defraud will never die. The swindlers and charlatans and well-dressed crooks who prey on the citizen by manipulating the political process will always be with us." Sadly his words have proved to be all too true.
For those who need to be inspired that there is still hope for a real and true American democracy, this book is for you.
 |
Title: Quotations of Wit and Wisdom: Know or Listen to Those Who Know by John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese, John W. Gardner ISBN: 0393314464 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title: Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society by John W. Gardner ISBN: 039331295X Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
 |
Title: ON LEADERSHIP by John W. Gardner ISBN: 0029113121 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
 |
Title: Common Fire: Leading Lives of Commitment in a Complex World by Laurent A. Daloz, Cheryl H. Keen, James P. Keen, Sharon Daloz Parks, Laurent A. Parks Daloz ISBN: 0807020052 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
 |
Title: Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too? by John W. Gardner ISBN: 0393312879 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
