William J. Bennett
Autor(a) de The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por William J. Bennett
Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1997) 736 exemplares
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): From the Age of Discovery to a World at War (2006) 717 exemplares
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II): From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom (2007) 362 exemplares
The Spirit Of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1998) 77 exemplares
Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken… (2013) 62 exemplares
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical Islam (2011) 59 exemplares
BODY COUNT: Moral Poverty...And How to Win America's War Against Crime and Drugs (1996) 39 exemplares
The Spirit Of America: A Novel 36 exemplares
The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam (2011) 22 exemplares
Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture (1988) 22 exemplares
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book Of Virtues Collection) (1994) 16 exemplares
The Children's Book of Virtues: The Boy Who Cried "Wolf" 16 exemplares
The BOOK OF VIRTUES VOLUME II OF AN AUDIO LIBRARY OF GREAT MORAL STORIES: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book (1994) 11 exemplares
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (Volume I of an Audio Library of Stories For A Life's… (1995) 8 exemplares
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories, Vol1) 5 exemplares
Religious Beliefs Human Rights, and the Moral Foundation of Western Democracy (1986 Paine Lectures in Religion) (1986) 4 exemplares
The Book of Virtues: Responsibility 2 exemplares
Children's Book Of Home And Family 2 exemplares
THE CHILDRENS BOOK OF VIRTUES 2 exemplares
The Children's Book of Virtues: The Honest Woodman 2 exemplares
American education : making it work : a report to the President and the American people 2 exemplares
Virtues of Friendship & Loyalty 1 exemplar
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF VIRTURES 1 exemplar
Sex and the education of our Children 1 exemplar
You Can Count On Me A Tale Of Loyalty 1 exemplar
Familiens store lesebok : en skattkiste av sagn, eventyr og de beste fortellingene fra verdenslitteraturen og var egen… (1996) 1 exemplar
THE MORAL COMPASS 1 exemplar
The Book of Virtues Study 1 exemplar
"The Last Great Hope" 1 exemplar
Quantifying Ameica's decline 1 exemplar
Virtue Man 1 exemplar
O Compasso Moral II- O Livro das Virtudes 1 exemplar
Fe. El libro de las virtudes. Maravillosos fragmentos que inspiran el bien en la mente y en el corazón (1998) 1 exemplar
Adventures in Friendship [DVD] 1 exemplar
Educated child 1 exemplar
Children's Book of America 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Prefácio — 146 exemplares
Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition (1999) — Prefácio — 44 exemplares
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy (2000) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy (1992) — Contribuidor — 24 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Bennett, William John
- Outros nomes
- Bennett, William J.
Bennett, William
Bennett, Bill - Data de nascimento
- 1943-07-31
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
- Locais de residência
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Educação
- Williams College
University of Texas at Austin
Harvard Law School
Gonzaga College High School, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Ocupações
- 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) - Organizações
- K12
Ronald Reagan's cabinet (1985-1988|Secretary of Education)
Ronald Reagan administration (1985-1988)
George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1991)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 109
- Also by
- 6
- Membros
- 19,232
- Popularidade
- #1,133
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 79
- ISBN
- 242
- Línguas
- 9
- Marcado como favorito
- 9
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