The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey
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More than two million readers have used The Book of Virtues, the nationwide #1 bestseller by William J. Bennett, to help their families learn the essential traits of good character.
The Moral Compass, the inspiring and instructive companion volume to The Book of Virtues, offers many more examples of good and bad, right and wrong, in great works from literature and in exemplary stories from history. Organized by the stages along life's journey, these stories and poems serve as reference points on a moral compass, guiding the reader through the ethical and spiritual challenges along the pathway of life: leaving home, entering into marriage, easing the burdens of others, nurturing one's children, and fulfilling the obligations of citizenship and leadership.
Drawn from familiar Western history and mythology as well as a wide selection of tales and folklore from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the stories in The Moral Compass are literary and evocative, designed to inspire as well as instruct. Complete with informative introductions and notes, The Moral Compass is an indispensable guide that will help family members meet the challenges of life at any age.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.8038
EAN: 9781416558460
ISBN: 1416558462
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 832
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
SIMILAR ITEMS:
• The BOOK OF VIRTUES
• The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
• The Children's Book of Virtues
• The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America
• The Children's Book of Heroes
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Summary: A massive book, but lots of nuggest of wisdom inside
Comment: "The Moral Compass" is an anthology of short stories and poems from around the world, with a tendency towards American history and mainstream Christianity in some of the tales. As the title indicates, this book centers on what it means to be a good, moral citizen of society -- through stories that exemplify the best traits of good character. It's divided into 7 chapters that cover such topics as family, childhood, marriage, citizenship, strong moral values and purpose in life.
The book is fairly easy to read but enormous in size at over 800 pages. It took me a good while to complete from front to back, but you can just as easily use it to read only certain stories, as you see fit. (There's no particular reason to have to read it from front to back).
Sometimes I felt that the book could have encapsulated the same points with fewer stories (esp. the many Christmas stories that I could have done without) -- cutting down on the mammoth size of this volume. However, I'd recommend this book for parents with children ages 2 and up who may wish to read it to aloud at bedtime.
Overall, the stories were pretty much well-selected and many were very inspiring, containing little nuggets of wisdom that we would all do well to live by. But keep in mind that good number of stories in "The Moral Compass" seem to be oriented towards a mainly Catholic / Protestant Christian audience in the U.S.
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Summary: Moral lessons on winning at poker and hiding massive gambling losses
Comment: In his many, many, many books about morality written for little boys and girls and clowns and firefighters and landscapers and horse-breeders and fast walkers, Bennett has provided valuable lessons on how to improve your pai gow strategy and how to hide eight million dollars worth of gambling losses from your legions of morality-lesson-seeking book buyers. He also teaches our children an important moral lesson about how aborting potential radio commentators in America would statistically improve living conditions for the rest of us, and then very responsibly and passionately points out that it is merely an intellectual exercise and would be a reprehensible thing to do (for Bennett is an intellectual of the highest order, you see, forever engaging in such highly stimulating intellectual exercises on his radio program).
Although there is absolutely nothing that one can find anywhere on the internet or anywhere else about what Bennett ever did while he was Education Secretary in the Reagan administration (other than something about a Mistress Lee at the Calico Club in Vegas) or how he achieved such a high level of notoriety and wealth, we are indeed fortunate to have a morally superior leader like Bennett to teach our children how to gamble and who should be aborted to make life better for the rest of us.
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Summary: Liberal Scum
Comment: Save your editorial comments for the Newspaper and don't waste our time here. Liberals are always on the wrong side of history, Why? Because they are wrong. Simple
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Summary: A THIRD SERVING ?
Comment: A previous reviewer wrote that Mr. Bennett's first two books on morals and virtue were wonderful, and could we look forward to a third serving? If we can it will need a thesis such as moral gambling or the virtue of pulling slots. For all his lecturing to the unwashed about morals and virtue, something is obviously missing. This joker's moral compass pointed him right into the casinos. He has no credibility. Yet this pompous, self-righteous baffoon still has the nerve to show up and lecture us on Faux News. Probably needs the money to cover the latest spread. A suggested title for the next book: The Moral Ass.
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Summary: are these the morals our children should be learning about?
Comment: This book is supposedly filled with "morals," but how can we expect our children to grow up being civilized creatures with the vile things that garbage, such as this book, instructs us and our children to adhere to. Don't buy this book unless you already have your own firm morals that you can use to judge Mr. Bennet's trash against!
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