William J. Bennett
Autore di The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
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William John Bennett (born July 3, 1943) is an American politician and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (or "Drug Czar") under George H. W. Bush. Bennett was born mostra altro in Brooklyn but later moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended Gonzaga College High School. He graduated from Williams College and went on to get a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Political Philosophy. He also has a J.D. from Harvard Law School. William J. Bennett is Codirector of Empower American and Chairman and Founder of K12, an Internet based elementary and secondary school. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Elayne, and their two sons. (Publisher Provided) mostra meno
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Opere di William J. Bennett
Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1997) 744 copie
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): From the Age of Discovery to a World at War (2006) 742 copie
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II): From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom (2007) 369 copie
Index of Leading Cultural Indicators: Facts and Figures on the State of American Society (1994) 151 copie
The Spirit Of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1998) 76 copie
Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken… (2013) 63 copie
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical Islam (2011) 62 copie
The Spirit Of America: A Novel 37 copie
The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam (2011) 24 copie
Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture (1988) 22 copie
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book Of Virtues Collection) (1994) 16 copie
The BOOK OF VIRTUES VOLUME II OF AN AUDIO LIBRARY OF GREAT MORAL STORIES: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book (1994) 11 copie
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (Volume I of an Audio Library of Stories For A Life's… (1995) 8 copie
Religious Beliefs Human Rights, and the Moral Foundation of Western Democracy (1986 Paine Lectures in Religion) (1986) 4 copie
THE CHILDRENS BOOK OF VIRTUES 2 copie
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF VIRTURES 1 copia
Virtue Man 1 copia
Quantifying Ameica's decline 1 copia
"The Last Great Hope" 1 copia
The Spirit of America 1 copia
Children’s Book Of Heros 1 copia
Children's Book of Virtues 1 copia
Familiens store lesebok : en skattkiste av sagn, eventyr og de beste fortellingene fra verdenslitteraturen og var egen… (1996) 1 copia
Children's Book of Faith, The 1 copia
The Children's Bood of Heroes 1 copia
The Book of Virtues Study 1 copia
THE MORAL COMPASS 1 copia
Fe. El libro de las virtudes. Maravillosos fragmentos que inspiran el bien en la mente y en el corazón (1998) 1 copia
Virtues of Friendship & Loyalty 1 copia
Educated child 1 copia
Adventures in Friendship [DVD] 1 copia
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Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Prefazione — 151 copie
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy (2000) — Collaboratore — 37 copie
Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy (1992) — Collaboratore — 24 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Bennett, William John
- Altri nomi
- Bennett, William J.
Bennett, William
Bennett, Bill - Data di nascita
- 1943-07-31
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
- Luogo di residenza
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Istruzione
- Williams College
University of Texas at Austin
Harvard Law School
Gonzaga College High School, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Attività lavorative
- United States Secretary of Education (1985-1988)
Director of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989-1991)
lawyer
Chairman of the United States National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985) - Organizzazioni
- K12
Ronald Reagan's cabinet (1985-1988|Secretary of Education)
Ronald Reagan administration (1985-1988)
George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1991)
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FROM AMAZON: Featuring the wisdom of Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Washington, Hamilton, and others, an anthology of the words and accomplishments of America's founders offers inspirational lessons in courage, civility, honesty, piety, and other important virtues and values.
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- Opere
- 113
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 19,646
- Popolarità
- #1,106
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 81
- ISBN
- 241
- Lingue
- 8
- Preferito da
- 9
William J. Bennett has collected hundreds of stories in "The Book of Virtues", an instructive and inspiring anthology that will help children understand and develop character -- and help adults teach them. From the Bible to American history, from Greek mythology to English poetry, from fairy tales to modern fiction, these stories are a rich mine of moral literacy, a reliable moral reference point that will help anchor our children and ourselves in our culture, our history, and our traditions -- the sources of the ideals by which we wish to live our lives. Complete with instructive introductions and notes, "The Book of Virtues" is a book the whole family can read and enjoy -- and learn from -- together.… (altro)