A Call to Heroism, Peter H. Gibbon
A Call to Heroism, Peter H. Gibbon
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A Call to Heroism
Renewing America's Vision of Greatness

Author: Peter H. Gibbon

Narrator: Brian Emerson

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2005

Synopsis

What are we to look for in heroes who walk among us today? Or in heroes of our uncertain future? In A Call to Heroism, Gibbon traces the evolution of our collective vision of greatness from the age of our founders to todays celebrityobsessed media age.

About Peter H. Gibbon

Peter H. Gibbon is a research associate at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He has traveled across the nation speaking to general audiences, to state and national education associations, and to students at more than 150 schools in twenty states about heroism and heroic ideals for the twenty-first century.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carole on October 01, 2011

This is the third time I've read this book! It's a book that really makes you think and open your eyes to the society we live in today. Even though it says "renewing America's vision of greatness" anyone from anywhere can get something out of this book. It talks about our generations view of "heroes......more

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