Our better angels Seven simple virtues that will change your life and the world
Book - 2019
Jonathan Reckford, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity, has seen time and again the powerful benefits that arise when people from all walks of life work together to help one another. In this uplifting book, he shares true stories of people involved with Habitat as volunteers and future homeowners who embody seven timeless virtues--kindness, community, empowerment, joy, respect, generosity, and service--and shows how we can all practice these to improve the quality of our own lives as well as those around us.
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- Anecdotes
Self-help publications - Published
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New York :
St. Martin's Essentials
2019.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 223 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBN
- 9781250237798
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Kindness
- Chapter 2. Community
- Chapter 3. Empowerment
- Chapter 4. Joy
- Chapter 5. Respect
- Chapter 6. Generosity
- Chapter 7. Service
- Acknowledgments
- Resource Guide