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Character is destiny : inspiring stories every young person should know and every adult should remember / John McCain with Mark Salter.

McCain, John, 1936-2018 (Author). Salter, Mark. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1400064120
ISBN: 9781400064120
Physical Description: xviii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : Random House, 2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311).

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Honor -- Honesty / Thomas More 3 -- Respect / Gandhi 10 -- Authenticity / Joan of Arc 16 -- Loyalty / Sir Ernest Shackleton 23 -- Dignity / Viktor Frankl 32 -- Part 2 Purpose -- Idealism / Sojourner Truth 41 -- Righteousness / Romeo Dallaire 49 -- Citizenship / Pat Tillman 55 -- Diligence / Winston Churchill 61 -- Responsibility / Lord Nelson, His Lieutenants 70 -- Cooperation / John Wooden 79 -- Part 3 Strength -- Courage / Edith Cavell 89 -- Self-Control / George Washington 96 -- Confidence / Elizabeth I 106 -- Resilience / Abraham Lincoln 115 -- Industry / Eric Hoffer 122 -- Hopefulness / John Winthrop 129 -- Part 4 Understanding -- Faith / Christian Guard at Hua Lo Prison 139 -- Compassion / Maximilian Kolbe 146 -- Mercy / Mother Antonia 153 -- Tolerance / The Four Chaplains 160 -- Forgiveness / Nelson Mandela 168 -- Generosity / Oseola McCarty 176 -- Part 5 Judgment -- Fairness / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 185 -- Humility / Dwight D. Eisenhower 193 -- Gratitude / Tecumseh 202 -- Humor / Mark Twain 212 -- Courtesy / Aung San Suu Kyi 224 -- Part 6 Creativity -- Aspiration / Ferdinand Magellan 235 -- Discernment / Leonardo da Vinci 245 -- Curiosity / Charles Darwin 255 -- Enthusiasm / Theodore Roosevelt 266 -- Excellence / Wilma Rudolph 277 -- Part 7 Love -- Selflessness and Contentment / Mother Teresa 289.