Lives of Moral Leadership: Men and Women Who Have Made a Difference

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert Coles 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2001-10
• ISBN 9780375758355
• 定价 179.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthisrichandilluminatingbook,thePulitzerPrize-winning,bestsellingauthorRobertColescreatesaportraitofmoralleadership--whatitis,andhowitisachieved--throughstoriesofpeoplewhohaveledandinspiredhim:RobertKennedy,DorothyDay,DietrichBonhoeffer,ErikErikson,aBostonbusdriver,teachersincollege,medicalschool,andelementaryschool,amongothers.

Colestellshowtobeamoralleaderandshowshowtheinterventionofonepersoncanchangethecourseofhistory,aswellasinfluencetheday-to-dayqualityoflifeinourhomes,schools,communities,andnation.Weneedto"handoneanotheralong"inlife,saysColes,quotinghisfriendWalkerPercy,andinLivesofMoralLeadershipheexploreshoweachofuscanbeengagedinacontinualandmutuallife-givingprocessofpersonalandnationalleadershipdevelopment.ColesdiscusseshowtheactionsoftheAmericanpresidentaffectthewaypeoplefeelaboutthemselvesandthecountry,and-citingtheinfluenceofShakespeare'sHenryVonRobertKennedy,andofTolstoy'sAnnaKareninaonhisownmother--explainshowreadingliteraturecanmotivateactionandgrowth.Thewayinwhichmoralleadersemergetoday,andforalltime,comesvividlytolightinthisbrilliantbookbyoneofAmerica'sfinestteachersandwriters.

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【作者简介】

RobertColesisaprofessorofpsychiatryandmedicalhumanitiesattheHarvardMedicalSchoolandaresearchpsychiatristfortheHarvardUniversityHealthServices.HismanybooksincludethePulitzerPrize-winningfive-volumeChildrenofCrisisandthebestsellingTheMoralIntelligenceofChildrenandTheSpiritualIntelligenceofChildren.HeisalsotheJamesAgeeProfessorofSocialEthicsatHarvard.HelivesinMassachusetts.

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