Many readers of Bill Clinton's large, one-volume autobiography MY LIFE said that their favorite sections were the early parts of the book, in which Clinton recorded his struggles as a young boy to overcome deficits that could have stood in his way. Many critics commented on the very engaging narration in which Bill, a child of the South, related ...
Now in paperback comes President Bill Clinton's "My Life," the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action. "Giving" is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations--and by individuals--to solve problems and save lives both "down the street and around the world." Then it urges us to seek out ...
The only single source for civil rights speeches, spanning all of American history and representing the African-American, Asian-American, gay, Hispanic-American, and women's movements. Including a never-before published speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., this is the first compilation of its kind, bringing together the most influential and ...
People see Bill Clinton's two-term presidency either as a tumultuous one from the start that ended ignominiously in scandal, or as a very ambitious and successful eight years of service that left the economy strong and increased America's influence abroad both militarily and diplomatically. MY LIFE: THE PRESIDENTIAL YEARS is the second half of the ...
President Bill Clinton outlines his vision for the United States of America in the 21st century. This book is both an articulation of the political philosophy which underpins his policies for the future and a statement of the guiding principles behind the administration so far.
Now more than ever, kids want to know about our country's great struggles during World War II. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945. Much more than an ordinary history book, it is filled with excerpts from actual wartime letters written to ...
This Was Not Our War shares first-person accounts of twenty-six Bosnian women faced with reconstructing their society following years of devastating warfare. A university student working to resettle refugees, an engineer and paramedic who founded a veterans' aid group, a fashion designer running two non-profit organizations, a government minister ...
"Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefs into action...A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational system sof the ...
In 1957, Walls and eight other black students--known as the Little Rock Nine--only want to make it to class. But their journey would lead the nation on a much more turbulent path. Walls writes an inspiring memoir that shines a light on this watershed moment in Civil Rights history.
Get fit in just 20 minutes, three times per week, with a program that combines cardio, strength, flexibility, and core training, from the conditioning coach and personal trainer to former president Bill Clinton.
With the theme of "Putting People First", President-elect Bill Clinton and his running mate Al Gore detail their plans for rebuilding America. Among the topics they cover are abortion, crime, environment, housing, and AIDS. (Times Books)
Meet eighteen extraordinary women of achievement, including Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor, former Attorney General Janet Reno, former U.S. Representative Patricia Schroeder, and Elaine Jones, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In a collection of terrifically inspiring professional histories, these ...
Organized into eight sections, this motivational book contains more than 120 simple actions every American can take to make the country a better place.
Meet eighteen extraordinary women of achievement, including Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O'Connor, former Attorney General Janet Reno, and Elaine Jones, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. In a collection of inspiring professional histories, these accomplished women share the hard-won wisdom a mentor might offer ...
A biography of William Jefferson Clinton that was published in 1992, before the November election. It tells of his life in Hope, Arkansas and surveys his political experience, which was marked by both success and failure--and "comeback." It asks whether or not he would be a good president, based on his previous experience, and seems to answer in ...
Perhaps no nation has been so thoroughly shaped by its dreams as has America, and perhaps no other dreams have been captured on camera as often and as diversely as America's. The mythic American Dream has been the subject of photographic documentation since the 1840s, when photographers first began traveling to the New World in search of subjects. ...
A first-hand personal account of American businessman and Slim Fast founder Danny Abraham's more than 15 years of peacemaking efforts in the Middle East and the reasons he believes peace is possible. For more than fifteen years, entrepreneur Danny Abraham, founder and former chairman of Slim Fast, chose to utilize his considerable resources to ...
MI VIDA is the Spanish-language version of Bill Clinton's MY LIFE. In this much-anticipated presidential autobiography, the 42nd president of the United States reveals, for the first time and in his own words, how he sees his life and career. MY LIFE is a 900+-page work that is ambitious in scope, yet very conversational in tone. Clinton speaks ...
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