Our Best Tomorrow: Students Teaching Capitalism to America - Softcover

Hudson, Lauren; Hudson, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0938467921 ISBN 13: 9780938467922

Verlag: HEADLINE BOOKS INC, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

How successful can our youth be in America? If we create the best business climate in the world, there is no limit. Can Isabella, a once poor, unpopular girl, with no friends, someday become a business owner, a Governor, or even President of the United States? In America, anything is possible.Students who read Our Best Tomorrow will cast aside notions of false utopias to embrace the principles of hard work that made America great. Our Best Tomorrow sets the record straight, through the captivating stories of three childhood friends. Isabella, Jake and Adelaide experience success, setbacks, heartache, and joy as they make their way in the world, striving for American exceptionalism. Our Best Tomorrow is the student follow-up book to Robert D. Hudson's A Better Tomorrow Fighting for Capitalism and Jobs in the Heartland. A Better Tomorrow became an Amazon #1 Hot New Release and Bestseller. It received the Silver Medal in the National E-Lit Awards and the New York Book Festival recognized it as one of the nation's best business books in 2013. Rob's daughter, Lauren Hudson, a gifted 13-year-old writer, co-authored Our Best Tomorrow. Capitalism is about success and freedom. Accordingly, the authors have studiously avoided party politics and political labels. Our Best Tomorrow presents an optimistic, unabashedly pro-business, opportunity-based message tailored for America's youth.

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Robert D. Hudson Rob is an attorney and owner of the law firm Frost Brown Todd, LLC, representing businesses in the firm's labor and employment law practice group. Rob has been immersed in his region's economic development for over two decades. He helped lead Northern Kentucky's two largest business organizations, as Chair of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Covington Business Council. He served as President of the Northern Kentucky Society for Human Resources Management, President for Be-Concerned, Inc., President of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association in Greater Cincinnati, and as a Board Member for the Tri-County Economic Development Corporation.Rob authored A Better Tomorrow Fighting for Capitalism and Jobs in the Heartland, which chronicled President Obama's first term in office from the perspective of a common sense business leader. The book became an Amazon #1 Hot New Release for Political Economy Books and an Amazon Bestseller. A Better Tomorrow received the Silver Medal at the 2013 National E-Lit Book Awards. The New York Book Festival selected it as one of 2013's top business books. Rob has also authored hundreds of pro-business columns for various publications. A frequent lecturer and trainer on business, legal and leadership topics, Rob has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America, Kentucky Super Lawyer, Cincy Leading Lawyer, and by Chambers and Partners as the go to employment lawyer in Northern Kentucky. He has been inducted into the Taking Care of Business Hall of Fame and is a past recipient of the Area Development District's Outstanding Community Leadership Award. Rob served as a regular co-host for the television show Leading Businesses, Leading Communities. He recently received the Northern Kentucky Frontiersman Award for lifetime achievement in serving businesses. Rob met his wife-to-be, then Melissa Martin, at the University of Kentucky in 1980. After receiving a B.S. in Accounting with High Distinction, Rob graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law and moved to Greater Cincinnati. Rob and Melissa reside in Villa Hills, Kentucky with their two children, Robbie (age 17) and, of course, Lauren (age 13). Rob and Robbie coached youth athletics at Lakeside Christian Church for many years, where they taught Kentucky's two gospels simultaneously faith and basketball.Lauren E. Hudson Lauren, a student at Turkeyfoot Middle School in Northern Kentucky, wrote the fiction portions of this book over her 2013 summer break. Lauren is a Duke Scholar and has received a wide range of awards for academic achievement. Lauren has been recognized for her writing talent, having been selected from the Northern Kentucky region to compete in state writing contests. She also serves on the Turkeyfoot Student Council. A gifted presenter and actor, Lauren has received statewide recognition in Forensics speech and drama competitions, with starring roles in her school's last several drama productions. Lauren plays the piano and was a member of the Kentucky State Honor Choir, performing in the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. In 2011, Lauren presented a business speech to the Northern Kentucky Chamber, receiving a standing ovation. The Community Recorder and nky.com have featured Lauren repeatedly in stories about her leadership and versatility in academic and extracurricular activities.Lauren is also a talented scholar athlete. From the guard position, she led Turkeyfoot Middle School in scoring on the basketball court over the last two seasons. Lauren plays Elite Soccer for Kings-Hammer in Greater Cincinnati. Most recently, she started center-mid for Dixie High School Junior Varsity squad, leading the team in scoring as an 8th grader.

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• Verlag: HEADLINE BOOKS INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0938467921
• ISBN 13: 9780938467922
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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