William J. Bennett
Autor/a de The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
Sobre l'autor
William John Bennett (born July 3, 1943) is an American politician and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (or "Drug Czar") under George H. W. Bush. Bennett was born mostra'n més in Brooklyn but later moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended Gonzaga College High School. He graduated from Williams College and went on to get a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Political Philosophy. He also has a J.D. from Harvard Law School. William J. Bennett is Codirector of Empower American and Chairman and Founder of K12, an Internet based elementary and secondary school. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Elayne, and their two sons. (Publisher Provided) mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de William J. Bennett
Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1997) 736 exemplars
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): From the Age of Discovery to a World at War (2006) 717 exemplars
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II): From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom (2007) 362 exemplars
The Spirit Of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1998) 77 exemplars
Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken… (2013) 62 exemplars
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical Islam (2011) 59 exemplars
BODY COUNT: Moral Poverty...And How to Win America's War Against Crime and Drugs (1996) 39 exemplars
The Spirit Of America: A Novel 36 exemplars
The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam (2011) 22 exemplars
Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture (1988) 22 exemplars
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book Of Virtues Collection) (1994) 16 exemplars
The BOOK OF VIRTUES VOLUME II OF AN AUDIO LIBRARY OF GREAT MORAL STORIES: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book (1994) 11 exemplars
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (Volume I of an Audio Library of Stories For A Life's… (1995) 8 exemplars
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories, Vol1) 5 exemplars
Religious Beliefs Human Rights, and the Moral Foundation of Western Democracy (1986 Paine Lectures in Religion) (1986) 4 exemplars
The Book of Virtues: Responsibility 2 exemplars
Children's Book Of Home And Family 2 exemplars
THE CHILDRENS BOOK OF VIRTUES 2 exemplars
The Children's Book of Virtues Calendar for 1997 1 exemplars
Virtues of Friendship & Loyalty 1 exemplars
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF VIRTURES 1 exemplars
Sex and the education of our Children 1 exemplars
You Can Count On Me A Tale Of Loyalty 1 exemplars
Familiens store lesebok : en skattkiste av sagn, eventyr og de beste fortellingene fra verdenslitteraturen og var egen… (1996) 1 exemplars
THE MORAL COMPASS 1 exemplars
The Book of Virtues Study 1 exemplars
"The Last Great Hope" 1 exemplars
Quantifying Ameica's decline 1 exemplars
Virtue Man 1 exemplars
O Compasso Moral II- O Livro das Virtudes 1 exemplars
Fe. El libro de las virtudes. Maravillosos fragmentos que inspiran el bien en la mente y en el corazón (1998) 1 exemplars
Adventures in Friendship [DVD] 1 exemplars
Educated child 1 exemplars
Children's Book of America 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Col·laborador — 175 exemplars
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Pròleg — 146 exemplars
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy (2000) — Col·laborador — 37 exemplars
Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy (1992) — Col·laborador — 24 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Bennett, William John
- Altres noms
- Bennett, William J.
Bennett, William
Bennett, Bill - Data de naixement
- 1943-07-31
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
- Llocs de residència
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Educació
- Williams College
University of Texas at Austin
Harvard Law School
Gonzaga College High School, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Professions
- United States Secretary of Education (1985-1988)
Director of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989-1991)
lawyer
Chairman of the United States National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985) - Organitzacions
- K12
Ronald Reagan's cabinet (1985-1988|Secretary of Education)
Ronald Reagan administration (1985-1988)
George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1991)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 109
- També de
- 6
- Membres
- 19,233
- Popularitat
- #1,133
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 79
- ISBN
- 242
- Llengües
- 9
- Preferit
- 9
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