Mark Shriver
Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.97 | 482 Users | 85 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver |
| Author | : | Mark Shriver |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | June 5th 2012 by Henry Holt & Company (first published May 22nd 2012) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Politics. History |
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In this intimate portrait of an extraordinary father-son relationship, Mark K. Shriver discovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and applies them to his own lifeWhen Sargent "Sarge" Shriver—founder of the Peace Corps and architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty—died in 2011 after a valiant fight with Alzheimer's, thousands of tributes poured in from friends and strangers worldwide. These tributes, which extolled the daily kindness and humanity of "a good man," moved his son Mark far more than those who lauded Sarge for his big-stage, headline-making accomplishments. After a lifetime searching for the path to his father's success in the public arena, Mark instead turns to a search for the secret of his father's joy, his devotion to others, and his sense of purpose. Mark discovers notes and letters from Sarge; hears personal stories from friends and family that zero in on the three guiding principles of Sarge's life—faith, hope, and love—and recounts moments with Sarge that now take on new value and poignancy. In the process, Mark discovers much about himself, as a father, as a husband, and as a social justice advocate. A Good Man is an inspirational and deeply personal story about a son discovering the true meaning of his father's legacy.Define Books In Pursuance Of A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
| ISBN: | 0805095306 (ISBN13: 9780805095302) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/agoodman/MarkShriver |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 482 Users | 85 ReviewsComment On Appertaining To Books A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
This book is an unexpected gem. Sargent Shriver was always a background figure in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and connected by marriage to the Kennedy family. I knew little else until I read this book. I learned about his accomplishments in civil rights work in Chicago in the 1950s, his pivotal role in founding and defending the Peace Corps and Legal Aid. I also was reminded of his failed bid for the Vice Presidency with McGovern in 1972 and also his brief run for the presidency inAbsolutely loved this book. It was written from the heart and I think about it often in terms of living a good life. A life well lived. That we are not called to be successful, but called to be faithful. This latter adjective can be whatever you need it to be, but faithful should be in the altruistic spectrum, I would think.
Initially I was put off by the introduction (adoring son writing about how great his dad was when alive), but as I kept reading I ended up enjoying it much more than I expected. Sargent Shriver was the founder of the Peace Corps (assigned to bring the idea of his brother in law JFK to life) and his wife, Eunice< of the Special Olympics. I think both of those organizations of are pretty magnificent so it made the reading more interesting. Shriver does sound like he was a good man and although
I was so excited when I won this book on GoodReads. I love historical books and I love autobiographies, biographies and memoirs so I really expected to fall in love with this book. My brother served in the Peace Corps, which Sargent Shriver founded, and I was looking forward to reading about the creation of that program. I did like it a lot but I didn't fall in love. I wanted this book to be full of historical fact and achievements. I expected to read about the healing of a nation after J.F.
This was a very good book about Sargent Shriver a man of Faith, hope and love. His son did a great job describing a life of serving others and daily devotions at Mass. I remember seeing Sargent Shriver on TV talking about politics. After reading this book I have much better glimpse into his life and a new respect for him. He was a rich and powerful man but humble enough to put God first while doing his best to help the poor and handicapped. It is too bad that the Democratic Party has lately
An inspiring book about a remarkable person.
This book reads like a tribute to a father by his son. When I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway, I was excited because I didn't know much about Sargent Shriver. Although this book isn't full of fact after fact, I learned a great deal about a "good man". Shriver was a part of the famous Kennedy clan, the father of the Peace Corps, Legal Aid, and Head Start; but above all of that, he was a family man. Sargent Shriver wrote letters/notes to his children that he would put under their bedroom
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