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We can't help but be inspired by great leaders. In the midst of our increasingly divided age, examining great moral leaders can help us understand the central qualities of moral leadership and discover lessons for our own lives and times. This book explores the lives of 14 great moral leaders of recent centuries. Incorporating skillful storytelling, short biographies, and analyses, the book presents these exemplary moral leaders as human beings who are flawed in some ways, gifted in others, but unforgettable all the same.

Monkey Morales blends James Bond, Rambo, and Scarface—a concoction of danger, politics, and family drama told in its entirety for the first time by authors Sean Oliver and Morales's son, Ricardo Morales, Jr.

Dieses Buch handelt von Pionieren. Es erzählt die Geschichte von Menschen, die vor moralischer Ambition nur so strotzten: Abolitionisten, Suffragetten, Helden des Widerstands und Bürgerrechtlerinnen, von Menschen, die nicht nur Ideale hatten, sondern ihre Karrieren auch nach diesen Idealen ausrichteten – und den Lauf der Welt veränderten.

"An instant classic." —Arianna Huffington "Will inspire people from across the political spectrum." —Jonathan Haidt An essential shortlist of leadership ideas for everyone who wants to do good in this world, from Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater...

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reveals how America’s elite universities, once proud symbols of academic excellence, have become centers of far-left indoctrination, division, and moral rot in this riveting, behind-the-scenes inside account. Drawing on her experience as the highest-ranking woman...

Featuring both a biography and contextual material to the rear of the volume. Hugh Tempest Sheringham was one of Britain's greatest - if not the world's greatest - fishing writers. From trout to carp and from pike to eels - yes, eels! - his love of both fish and fishing both delights and amuses as much today as it did in bygone times.

Moral Compass: Sins of the Father is the gripping memoir of Dr. Carmine Romano, the eldest son of an Italian immigrant entangled in the Pittsburgh Mafia. Raised under the shadow of crime and control, Romano confronts a legacy steeped in violence and secrecy—yet ultimately forges a different path. Told with raw honesty and emotional depth, this powerful story challenges listeners to examine how much of our destiny is shaped by our upbringing—and how much is defined by the choices we make.

Every decision we make has consequences — and no one sees that more clearly than a lawyer.On The Moral of the Story, veteran attorney Chad McLain draws from his experience in the legal world to explore the experiences and choices that shape our lives. Each episode looks beyond the surface of real situations to examine everyday moral crossroads — uncovering deeper lessons about responsibility, character, and what it means to live a better life.Because sometimes the most important verdict isn’t delivered in a courtroom — it’s the one we deliver to ourselves.

In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive...

Brought to you by Penguin. When Dr Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring for his wife, Joan, after she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he found just how far the act of caregiving extended beyond the boundaries of medicine. In...

If it was murder, how did the murderer get through a door and leave it locked on the inside? If suicide, how did the dead man turn off the gas? A tantalizing mystery well written and not lacking the saving grace. (Ontario Library Review, 1926)

Offering examples of how to make medicine better for the healers and those they serve, If I Betray These Words profiles clinicians across the country who are tough, resourceful, and resilient, but feel trapped between the patient-first values of their Hippocratic oath and the business imperatives of a broken healthcare system. If I Betray These Words confronts the threat and broken promises of moral injury—what it is; where it comes from; how it manifests; and who’s fighting back against it. We need better healthcare—for patients and for the workforce. It’s time to act.

When life hits your soul—not just your schedule—you need more than “self-care.” 🎯 Dr. Carter Check helps veterans, first responders, leaders, and anyone carrying invisible wounds reclaim purpose, heal moral injury, and stop suicide before it starts. Expect real talk on moral health, purpose-driven healing, and how the wild, community, and faith can pull you back into life. You’re still here—now let’s find out why.👉 Work with Dr. Check / Speaking / Resources: https://drcartercheck.com📖 Get the book Healing in the Wild: https://healinginthewild.com/📲 Follow for daily ...

In this rich and illuminating book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Robert Coles creates a portrait of moral leadership--what it is, and how it is achieved--through stories of people who have led and inspired him: Robert Kennedy, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Erik Erikson, a...

A moving memoir and an extraordinary love story that shows how an expert physician became a family caregiver and learned why care is so central to all our lives and yet is at risk in today's world. When Dr. Arthur Kleinman, an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and social anthropologist, began caring...

It's the 1920s. It's the beginning of the jazz age in Bridgeport Connecticut. A horrible and tragic murder has taken place. A murder that was front page news nationwide. As quickly as the murder of George Nott appeared in newspapers it vanished due to the privacy request of the families involved in the murder. This book tells the story of how Mrs. Nott escaped the gallows by sheer luck and having a somewhat feeble judge who was not interested in hanging a woman regardless of the facts.

What makes a leader truly great? Is it simply a matter of management style and personality? Or is it character that matters most? Moral Visions takes an insightful look into America’s leaders of the past to answer these questions and demonstrates that values and moral convictions are critical...

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Ex-police offcer Myles Bryant is charged with the murder of 16-year old Susana Morales. Morales went missing in the summer of 2022, and it would be months until her remains were found in the woods. The unsettling details of the case included police accusing Miles Bryant - a Doraville police officer who was terminated upon being arrested in early 2023 - of dumping Morales' naked body in the woods. Gwinnett Police later detailed a timeline of how they believed she was killed by Bryant after she'd gone to visit a friend the night of July 26, 2022.This is the full audio from his trial starting in...

Acclaimed author Patricia O’Toole’s “superb” (The New York Times) account of Woodrow Wilson, one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents. A “gripping” (USA TODAY) biography, The Moralist is “an essential contribution to presidential history”...