<![CDATA[The Seventeen Traditions]]>

false <![CDATA[The Seventeen Traditions]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg 82664 1 Ralph Nader is known for his lifetime of progressive activism and fearless critique of corruption in American politics and society. Yet in this fresh and inspiring new book, Nader takes a look backward–at a serene and enriching childhood spent in bucolic Winsted, Connecticut, and at the traditions he absorbed within his family. From listening to learning, from patriotism to argument, from work to simple enjoyment, Nader revisits seventeen traditions he learned from his parents, his siblings, and the people in his community, and draws from them inspiring lessons for today's society. Blending memoir and thoughtful inspiration, Nader offers readers a chance to look back on a time in American history when the family and the natural world were central in a child's understanding of how to be a conscientious adult. Among the seventeen traditions he celebrates: •The Tradition of Listening •The Tradition of Charity •The Tradition of Civics •The Tradition of Work •The Tradition of Patriotism •The Tradition of Simple Enjoyment In his warmest and most personal writing to date, Nader fondly describes his father's restaurant business and how it taught him about work, community and how to share in the spirits of others; the value of his mother's ethnic cooking and how it defined his relationship with his heritage, and the hours he spent as a child wondering through the undeveloped forests of Connecticut where he learned the value of solitude. In doing so, he reawakens our own memories of the blessings of a simpler time–and of the enduring values of family, community, and love that gave him the courage to lead a meaningful life. 79808 1 2 2007 The Seventeen Traditions total:130|5:29|4:47|3:35|2:14|1:5| 130 471 219 29 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 1 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 17:36:52 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 17:36:52 -0700 2007 Hard to disagree with that of course, but he does not present any feasible solutions, and going back to his idyllic childho...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 5 0 false Sun May 31 18:10:46 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:10:46 -0700 2009
Nader gets piled on all the time by ...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 2 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 06:02:36 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 07:41:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 5 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 10 09:04:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 09:07:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 5 0 false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:10:09 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:13:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 5 0 false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 21:00:54 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 21:05:33 -0800 2009 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 2 0 false Wed Dec 02 18:59:58 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 19:02:54 -0800 2009 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 3 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 22:37:38 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 22:40:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:52:08 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:55:00 -0800 2009 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 0 0 false Sun Jan 04 17:07:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 17:08:28 -0800 2009 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 0 0 false Thu Sep 11 06:18:21 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 07:16:06 -0700 2008 "Ralph, were you taught to believe today, or were you taught to think?", I have always really respected a...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 0 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 20:07:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 18:19:19 -0700 2008
I gave this book away to the being higher up in the corporate hiearchial structure that pays for my shelter, food, ...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 3 0 false Sat Oct 18 09:28:56 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 09:32:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 1 false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 22:38:46 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 22:42:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 21 12:59:28 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 18:23:12 -0700 2008
Its hard to imagine someone like his fiercely political father surviving the capitalist jungle today. But I think that the fact...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 0 false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 16:06:03 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 16:26:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 16:22:46 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 16:33:16 -0700 2007
this book was nice. yes, that is my descriptor of choice because that is exactly what it was. i read 95% of this book while babysitting for a demanding, self-absorbed child who is the anti-ralph nader model of childhood and s...more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 3 0 false Fri Mar 30 07:48:07 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 30 07:48:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 14 17:54:49 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 18:27:17 -0800 2007 82664 0061238279 9780061238277 130 29 The Seventeen Traditions 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024628m/82664.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82664.The_Seventeen_Traditions 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 10:50:48 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 22:48:48 -0700 2007
As the father of two fairly young kids, I thought it would be a good source of ideas of how I would like to raise my own family.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=82664