Character is destiny : true stories every young person should know and every adult should remember
(2005)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
170.44/MCCAIN,J

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Adult Nonfiction 170.44/MCCAIN,J Due: 5/16/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, 2005
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

xviii, 311 pages : portraits ; 25 cm

ISBN/ISSN
1400064120 (hard)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Honesty / Thomas More -- Respect / Gandhi -- Authenticity / Joan of Arc -- Loyalty / Sir Ernest Shackleton -- Dignity / Viktor Frankl -- Idealism / Sojourner Truth -- Righteousness / Romeo Dallaire -- Citizenship / Pat Tillman -- Diligence / Winston Churchill -- Responsibility / Lord Nelson and his Lieutenants -- Cooperation / John Wooden -- Courage / Edith Cavell -- Self-Control / George Washington -- Confidence / Elizabeth I -- Resilience / Abraham Lincoln -- Industry / Eric Hoffer -- Hopefulness / John Winthrop -- Faith / Christian Guard at Hua Lo Prison -- Compassion / Maximilian Kolbe -- Mercy / Mother Antonia -- Tolerance / The Four Chaplains -- Forgiveness / Nelson Mandela -- Generosity / Oseola McCarty -- Fairness / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Humility / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Gratitude / Tecumseh -- Humor / Mark Twain -- Courtesy / Aung San Suu Kyi -- Aspiration / Ferdinand Magellan -- Discernment / Leonardo da Vinci -- Curiosity / Charles Darwin -- Enthusiasm / Theodore Roosevelt -- Excellence / Wilma Rudolph -- Selflessness and Contentment / Mother Teresa

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