books about: moral

books about: moral

books:

Moral

Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. (ROUGHCUT)

Maria Shriver

Hyperion, 2008

Touching, Heartfelt & Inspirational!
This book truly touched me. It is from Maria's heart. From the outside looking in Maria Shriver has it all. She was born into a wealthy, well connected family, had a successful TV reporting career, is married and has children with Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is now the ...

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

Ron Suskind

Harper, 2008

The Personal Effects of the War on Terror
Loved this book. It really tells the personal side of the "War on Terror". It shows how it affects people from the President to trial lawyers trying to defend an "enemy combatant" at Guantanamo Bay. It also shows the differences culturally and communication wise ...

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000

Smart Book
Very smart book. Has some very unique and useful tools. I don't agree with everything but I like the book and I will use some parts. I try to treat people as I would have them treat me....The Golden Rule. But with trouble makers or bad people this book can be very ...

Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists

Susan Neiman

Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2008

A Perfect Primer for the Presidential Debates
A Perfect Primer for the Presidential Debates. Whatever Barack Obama is doing to prepare for the presidential debates, one thing he ought to be doing is reading Susan Neiman's book, Moral Clarity. In Neiman's tour de force he would find everything he needs bring ...

Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life

John McCain, Marshall Salter

Ballantine Books, 2008

Stories of, and a true definition of the first virtue- Courage
This book is surprising in at least two ways. I thought a book by war- hero on Courage John McCain would focus on his own story, his own trial in courage. I also thought it would focus on military heroes. It has it share of these and in fact opens with the story of ...

Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America

Chuck Norris

Regnery Publishing, 2008

black belt patriotism
this book was very imformative, interesting and showed still another side to Chuck Norris, he is not only a great fighter, and movie star but a true patriot. Let's see when he runs for political office...ya got my vote Chuck.ken kellogg, santa ana ca

Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions

Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, ...

Brooks Cole, 2006

Great Book
I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the open ended question that the writers pose at nearly the end of every chapter. The books encourages the reader to think for him/herself. The chapter on HMO was interesting. I thought that the writers provided a poignant example on why ...

The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Touchstone, 1995

A manifesto of love from the beyond
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "The Cost of Discipleship" is the kind of book so fundamental to the daily challenges of our lives as followers of Christ that one might compare it to cold water in the long, winding desert of 21st century civilization. Bonhoeffer knew that ...

The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership

James C. Hunter

Crown Business, 1998

Outstanding
These principles of Leadership are timeless and outstanding. It should be read and put into practice by everyone. This really is the True Essence of Leadership. I wish I could have read it years ago.

Meditations (Penguin Classics)

Marcus Aurelius

Penguin Classics, 2006

Emperor of Rome and himself
If you think you cannot have at the same time a complicated job and peace of spirit, if you think your job is too demanding, if you think your house is a chaos that inevitably makes your nerves explode...if you think some of that, then you should read Marcus ...

Five Minds for the Future

Howard Gardner

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Five Minds for the Technology Professional
Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a psychologist and author known for his theory of multiple intelligences. Application of his theory, especially for education, has been controversial. But I ...

A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are

Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell

Three Rivers Press, 2008

Your Joy is Unthinkable
Byron Katie has discovered the secret to happiness, she lives it and offers it to all in this wonderfully honest writing. Long ago I felt that The Work she offers would absolutely transform the entire field of psychology. I still feel this will happen. And, finally, ...

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56

Rafe Esquith

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Amazing book!
This is seriously one of the best books I've ever read. I bought a second one for my best friend as soon as I finished reading it the first time.

Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small, The: Charting a Course for the Next Generation
Marian Wright Edelman

Hyperion, 2008

In America today, the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest ever recorded--larger than any other industrialized nation. It has become far too easy to ignore the hardships of millions of children plagued by poverty, poor health, illiteracy, violence, adult hypocrisy, and injustice. As founder and president of the Children's Defense ...

The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace

Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills

Amber-Allen Publishing, 2004

A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WHO ADVISE OTHERS!
I have read and enjoyed previous work of Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements, The Four Agreements Companion Book, and The Mastery of Love. This last book I've probably liked better than the other ones. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because it's a lesser known book or ...