A Better Man: True American Heroes Speak to Young Men and Women on Love, Power, Pride, and What It Really Means to Be a Man - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 193993026X ISBN 13: 9781939930262

Verlag: Brandylane, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

The journey from adolescence to adulthood is a momentous time in every person's life. Never has this transition been more challenging than it is today. In addition to the perennial trials of peer pressure, hormones and popularity, young men and women must now grapple with a media-saturated culture that places enormous emphasis on physical appeal, material wealth and celebrity status. And, thanks to the growing number and reach of social media platforms, the cultural noise is only getting louder, making it exponentially more difficult to find reliable answers to life's largest and most meaningful questions. Stepping in to help fill this void, 'A Better Man' features first-person narratives from some of the most respected and engaging men in America today. With sincerity, humor and directness, they share their experience and advice on courage, service, anger, respect, and a host of other topics. Their stories speak to our common humanity and so have the power to impact young men and women alike, inspiring them to imagine larger possibilities as they seek to define adulthood for themselves. For example: Civil rights icon Andrew Young talks about what happened at the Lorraine Motel in the moments before Dr. King was shot...and what he learned from that event.NBA Hall of Fame Basketball player Dominique Wilkins explains why it's important to treat others with respect, do what you know is right and stand up for yourself.Four-star Admiral Leighton Smith talks about learning the lesson of responsibility (and avoiding the life of a pig farmer!).An open letter from one generation to the next, 'A Better Man' offers young people some much-needed light on the journey to becoming who they were meant to be--showing all of us another way. A better way.

Biografía del autor:

Kelly H. Johnson is an attorney, writer, and the mother/stepmother of five sons and one daughter. She holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law. She served as law clerk to the Honorable Harry L. Carrico, then chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court, prior to entering private practice with the law firm Williams, Mullen, Clark & Dobbins. She remained there, in the firm's litigation department, until becoming a full-time mother.An occasional lead singer in a local rock band, Ms. Johnson has written for both local and national parenting magazines, including 'Richmond Parents Monthly,' 'Richmond Woman on-line,' 'Memphis Parent Magazine,' 'Charlotte Parent,' 'V Magazine for Women,' and 'Family Fun.' Her work also appears in the compilations 'The Imperfect Mother--Candid Confessions of Mothers Living in the Real World' (Doubleday, 2006), 'It's a Girl--Women Writers on Raising Daughters' (Seal Press, 2006), 'What Works? Raising Boys, Engaging Guys & Educating Men' (Hampden-Sydney College, 2014) and more. Ms. Johnson lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, Fred, and their children, who outnumber them three to one.

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• Verlag: Brandylane
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 193993026X
• ISBN 13: 9781939930262
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
• Herausgeber: Johnson Kelly H.