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| Real Heroes : Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction
ISBN: 9781504042192
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / ISI Books
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: History; Literature;
Character is indispensable to a successful career and a happy life. It's also essential to our liberty, because if a society can't govern itself, then government must step in to police our decisions and actions.
Sounds pretty heavy, right? Well, the good news is that character is nothing more than the sum of our choices, and it is something every one of us has total control over. And here's even better news: this book gives us flesh-and-blood models--men and women whose choices and actions make them heroes.
The forty people Lawrence W. Reed profiles in this accessible, inspirational book are not the usual examples. Some are well-known historical and cultural figures, yes--but Real Heroes also features many remarkable people you have never heard of.
Reed ranges far and wide--from the distant past to the present; from the United States, to Europe, to Asia; from statesmen to scientists, athletes to inventors, entrepreneurs to theologians, and writers to teachers.
Concise and compelling, Real Heroes features a bulleted summary of key facts and takeaways at the end of each profile. This book will become a treasured resource for parents and teachers and a favorite of readers of all ages.
Lawrence W. ("Larry") Reed is president of the Foundation of Economic Education (FEE). Prior to joining FEE in 2008, he served for twenty years as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He also taught economics from 1977 to 1984 at Northwood University in Michigan. Reed is the author or coauthor of seven other books, including Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism and A Republic--If We Can Keep It . His lectures "Seven Principles of Sound Policy" and "Great Myths of the Great Depression" have been translated into more than a dozen languages and distributed worldwide. A native of Pennsylvania and a thirty-year resident of Michigan, he now lives in Georgia.
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