{"product_id":"living-leading-and-the-american-dream-9780787966782","title":"Living Leading and the American Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberty and duty, freedom and responsibility. That''s the deal.\u003c\/i\u003e John W. Gardner''s life was dedicated to revitalizing the American Dream, a dream that must be recreated by each generation of caring citizens as they reshape it to meet the unrolling future. Now more than ever, citizens must step up and take action to create the world in which we want to live.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving, Leading, and the American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiration and a call to action. Beginning with an exploration of Gardner''s life and values in his own words, this stirring and engaging collection shares Gardner''s vision on personal renewal, community, leadership, and civic engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essays and speeches collected in this transformational volume are founded on Gardner''s belief that we as a people want freedom freedom at home as well as a world where freedom is possible. They are founded on his deep belief in the dignity and worth of the individual and his unshakable resolve to protect and preserve that\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword (Bill Moyers).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout John W. Gardner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART ONE: A Life in Action—and Reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Glimpses of My Life.\u003cbr\u003e Looking back I see a California boy finding his way through life, endlessly challenged, surmounting obstacles, falling on his face, always studying, always trying, always wondering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. In the President’s Cabinet.\u003cbr\u003e It was terribly important to respect the difficulty of the job, to respect the best people there, to respect the good parts of those who weren’t the best, and to understand the system even if it was your intention to fight it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Leading Common Cause.\u003cbr\u003e As citizens we have every right to raise hell when we see injustice done, or the public interest betrayed, or the public process corrupted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART TWO: The Courage to Live and Learn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Personal Renewal.\u003cbr\u003e Life isn’t a game that has a score. Nor a riddle that has an answer. Life is an endless unfolding, and if we wish it to be, an endless process of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. How to Tell When You’ve Grown Up.\u003cbr\u003e It takes much longer to grow up than one might imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Fourth Maxim.\u003cbr\u003e Live, Love, Learn . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Touch the Earth.\u003cbr\u003e Dig your fingers into the soil. Acknowledge your roots. Know where you came from and the earth that nourished you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Qualities of Creativity.\u003cbr\u003e People think of creativity as a kind of psychic wonder drug, powerful and presumably painless; everyone wants a prescription.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART THREE: The Release of Human Possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Commitment and Meaning.\u003cbr\u003e We have throughout history shown a compelling need to arrive at conceptions of the universe in terms of which we could regard our own lives as meaningful. We want to know where we fit into the scheme of things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Motivation and the Triumphant Expression of Talent.\u003cbr\u003e Talent is one thing; its triumphant expression is quite another. . . . The maturing of any complex talent requires a happy combination of motivation, character and opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Full Expression of Human Excellence.\u003cbr\u003e The question of excellence is only one of the many problems facing a free society. But it is a problem that cuts across all the others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Our Moral and Spiritual Lineage.\u003cbr\u003e No one can measure the contagion of ideas, values, and aspirations as expressed in the lives and acts of individual men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART FOUR: Leading and Managing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Nature of Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e The aura with which we tend to surround the words \u003ci\u003eleader\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eleadership\u003c\/i\u003e makes it hard to think clearly. Good sense calls for demystification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Tasks of Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e Any attempt to describe a social process as complex as leadership inevitably makes it seem more orderly than it is. Leadership is not tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Heart of Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e Executives are given subordinates; they have to earn followers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART FIVE: Renewing Our Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The American Experiment.\u003cbr\u003e We are capable of so much that is not now asked of us. The courage and spirit are there, poorly hidden beneath self-interest and self-indulgence, waiting to be called forth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Building Community.\u003cbr\u003e The process of renewal encompasses both continuity and change, reinterpreting tradition to meet new conditions, building a better future on an acknowledged heritage and the wisdom of experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Leading Community.\u003cbr\u003e Individuals at all levels of society must be prepared to exercise leaderlike initiative and responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Independent Sector.\u003cbr\u003e Americans do not regard the furtherance of public purpose as a monopoly of government, and that belief has brought a great release of human energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The American Dream.\u003cbr\u003e My deepest admiration goes to those many Americans who are keeping the Dream alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Freedom and Obligation, Liberty and Duty.\u003cbr\u003e When we raise our sights, strive for excellence, dedicate ourselves to the highest goals of our society, we are enrolling in an ancient and meaningful cause.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword (Brian O’Connell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768034165079,"sku":"9780787966782","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787966782.jpg?v=1758716007","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/living-leading-and-the-american-dream-9780787966782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}