Virtues Of Leadership

by William J. Bennett

William Bennett's classic collections have become directional guides for the morality of today's family. This anthology of character building stories from history, the Bible, mythology, poetry, and modern fiction inspires families to contemplate and discuss the qualities of leadership.

Genres: Leadership, Philosophy, Nonfiction

148 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Kevin Schulthies · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun collection of short stories, and fables etc that are from a great cross section of genres I'd probably not normally read from, that most often had some great memorable leadership truths buried inside. Super glad that I did get this from our system. From American History and the civil war / underground railroad, to other wars throughout history and countries. Tales of Knights and Kings, biblical retellings, short poems etc. Very entertaining and easy to pick up and read a few stories in just a few moments. I will be wanting to read some of these stories to my nephew and nieces. A real great eye and brain opener.

[John Jinks · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I first started reading this collection of stories, I was inspired by the true-to-life tales of leasership. As I read on and started reading fables instead of fact, the book started to drag out a bit. If this book contained more factual examples of leadership rather than fiction, I would have finished reading this book more sooner. There are some gems in this collection, and there are some heavy boulders that drag for a bit.

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains excerpts about leadership from The Book of Virtues. My wife has used the full book for morning devotionals with our kids, and we have all enjoyed the fun stories, the messages they contain, and the discussions that easily accompany them.

This short book is easy to read and makes a valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone in a leadership role.

[Jennifer Radtke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful short stories that have built the history of this world. Great reminders of how we were created to think compared to how we've been trained to think. I would recommend this book to anyone that needed a good quick uplift.

[Arica Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

totally loved it. I liked learning about different people and how they became leaders.

[Marc Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent selection of inspirational short stories of examples of true leadership.