Character is destiny : inspiring stories every young person should know and every adult should remember /
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[2005]
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.