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The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey
This companion to THE BOOK OF VIRTUES traces life's lessons from those first taught in the home to the countless choices that call virtues into play as we grow older. Offers many moral examples from great works of literature and exemplary stories from history, ranging from tales of Washington Irving to the folklore of Africa.
Hardcover, 832 pages
Published
October 10th 1995
by Simon & Schuster
(first published 1995)
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I have had this book on my shelf for a long time and just started reading it the other day. Why did I wait so long? It is very enjoyable, so much so that I have shared some of the stories with my grandson. He liked them as well. This is a great resource book to share with your family. Turn off the TV and read a book (OUT LOUD)some evening. It is great fun and brings your loved ones closer.
dis book is real good. a fabulous book for parents to read to their children before going to bed. parents and their children will learn morals from the touching stories. also a good way for parents to bond with their kids.
This book is over 800 pages and I confess I haven't reard very much of it. It is a collection of short stories gathered from all over the world from a variety of peoples and cultures. These stories are those used in different societies throughout the ages to teach morals and values. A check-out from the library is not a sufficient way to use this book. It needs to be owned. So I am adding it to my I-want-to-own-this-book-list. I actually read a few stories to my 4 year old daughter who really li...more
This collection really got me contemplating which stories are of most worth, especially when it comes to telling them to my children. Included in the collection are "The Garden of Frost Flowers" by Francis Jenkins Olcott (great description with a lovely "disobey your parents and you will die" message; severals works of real literature, such as "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty and "The Drover's Wife" by Henry Lawson; poetry ("Opportunity"); and many good stories ("Rip Van Winkle," "The Little Girl W...more
This, and The Book of Virtues, were my childhood storytime mainstay. Needless to say, I love these books and know them almost by heart!
Really great book. Read portions of it aloud to kids frequently. Every home should have this book. Love Bennett.
I actually listened to this on CD. It contained enjoyable short stories with overarching moral themes.
What wonderful memories I have of reading from this compilation to my little darlings. Those were the days!
Kind of one-sided, but I like some of the teachings.
A go to book about morality.
Much like the Book of Virtues - best to just open up at a random spot and read rather than a cover-to-cover read.
I borrowed this book from the library with the intention of having "family reading time". I read the stories myself and kept a list of the stories that I thought my 13 year old daughter would be most interested in. Dang teenagers... she didn't want anything to do with it! As for myself, there were some stories I really liked and others, not so much.
The idea of collecting stories to teach what is honorable, to show good and bad, etc has been done before -- with greater success. I wouldn't suggest this to anyone. In fact, I can't decide to give it away or throw it away.
This book was given to me as a college graduation gift by a dear friend(13 years ago). I'm finally reading it cover to cover. It's the kind of thing where you can put it down, only to pick it up again weeks later.
I started reading this book a few years ago, and really enjoyed it, but I didn't make it very far into the book. I'm looking forward to rereading and finishing this book.
This book has great stories on moral lessons. I use it extensively at school for the virtue lessons I teach. Not the kind of book you sit down and read cover to cover.
Our young children slept with this book - no kidding - it was that cherished! However, Bennett's first "Book of Virtues" was their first love.
Jun 20, 2008
Michael Adamson
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A very great book. Bennett give us hope that morality is the base of making lifes decisions. Great for working with youth and children.
I love these stories. I love reading them to my kids. I just like reading about good people doing good things.
The more adult version of The Book of Virtues; it's quite good.
Lessons to build character and integrity from our American heritage.
See my review of the Book of Virtues.
Highly recommend it
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May 11, 2013
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William J. "Bill" Bennett is a politician and author who served in the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, as chief of National Endowment for the Humanities and later Secretary of Education under Reagan, and Drug Czar under Bush. He is a nationally well-known figure of political and social conservatism and authored many books on politics, ethics, and international relations.
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