The Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours - Couverture rigide

Edelman, Marian Wright

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 080703102X ISBN 13 : 9780807031025

Editeur : Beacon Press, 1992

Synopsis

The founder of the Children`s Defense Fund looks at the state of the national soul, arguing that success should be defined by character rather than by consumption and offering twenty-five lessons by which to live. 40,000 first printing. Amazon.com description: Product Description: A beautiful gift edition of the number one New York Times bestsellerâ€"from the founder and president of the Children`s Defense Fund

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist, lawyer and author, is the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund which has sought to bring the plight of children to the attention of policy mkers and the public, and has been a vigorous advocate for the creation and funding of programs to improve children’s lives for over twenty years.

Revue de presse

"...at once a celebration of family, a benediction to the young and an invocation to the nation's conscience...above all, an utterly moral work--an utterance of faith and courage in a time of cynicism and despair."   Jonathan Kozol

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Beacon Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 080703102X
• ISBN 13: 9780807031025
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112