false 2995160 1 As a young man, George Washington admired and copied into a little notebook 110 rules for civil behavior that originated from a Jesuit textbook. Washington took these rules very much to heart, and that handwritten list remained with him throughout his life, serving as inspiring guidance from his military days at Valley Forge and Yorktown to his two terms as president. <P>Guidance that at first sounds archaic, it is in fact just as relevant as--indeed, possibly more necessary than--it was nearly three hundred years ago. Richard Brookhiser makes clear the pertinence of these rules for modern readers and proposes that now more than ever we will be wise to follow the modest example of such a great man. Witty and insightful, Brookhiser's commentary offers real-world instruction in the lost art of self-discipline, and his new preface provides a compelling and timely context in which to employ these guidelines today. 3025640 22 2 1997 The Rules of Civility total:4|5:2|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 4 20 5 1 2995160 0684837234 9780684837239 4 1 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995160.The_Rules_of_Civility 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 11 13:26:35 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:28:20 -0700 2008 2995160 0684837234 9780684837239 4 1 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995160.The_Rules_of_Civility 0 0 false Fri Oct 30 20:38:03 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 20:38:03 -0700 2009 2995160 0684837234 9780684837239 4 1 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995160.The_Rules_of_Civility 5 0 false Mon Oct 12 19:11:56 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 19:11:56 -0700 2009 2995160 0684837234 9780684837239 4 1 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995160.The_Rules_of_Civility 5 0 false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 05:53:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 12:42:00 -0700 2009 2995160 0684837234 9780684837239 4 1 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2995160.The_Rules_of_Civility 5 0 false Fri Sep 04 22:31:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 22:31:30 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2995160