William J. Bennett
Author of The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
About the Author
William John Bennett (born July 3, 1943) is an American politician and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (or "Drug Czar") under George H. W. Bush. Bennett was born show more in Brooklyn but later moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended Gonzaga College High School. He graduated from Williams College and went on to get a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Political Philosophy. He also has a J.D. from Harvard Law School. William J. Bennett is Codirector of Empower American and Chairman and Founder of K12, an Internet based elementary and secondary school. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Elayne, and their two sons. (Publisher Provided) show less
Series
Works by William J. Bennett
Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1997) 736 copies
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume I): From the Age of Discovery to a World at War (2006) 717 copies
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II): From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom (2007) 362 copies
The Spirit Of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches (1998) 77 copies
Is College Worth It?: A Former United States Secretary of Education and a Liberal Arts Graduate Expose the Broken… (2013) 62 copies
America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical Islam (2011) 59 copies
The Spirit Of America: A Novel 36 copies
The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam (2011) 22 copies
Our Children and Our Country: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture (1988) 22 copies
The Book of Virtues: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book Of Virtues Collection) (1994) 16 copies
The BOOK OF VIRTUES VOLUME II OF AN AUDIO LIBRARY OF GREAT MORAL STORIES: An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories (Book (1994) 11 copies
The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey (Volume I of an Audio Library of Stories For A Life's… (1995) 8 copies
Religious Beliefs Human Rights, and the Moral Foundation of Western Democracy (1986 Paine Lectures in Religion) (1986) 4 copies
The Book of Virtues: Responsibility 2 copies
Children's Book Of Home And Family 2 copies
THE CHILDRENS BOOK OF VIRTUES 2 copies
Familiens store lesebok : en skattkiste av sagn, eventyr og de beste fortellingene fra verdenslitteraturen og var egen… (1996) 1 copy
THE MORAL COMPASS 1 copy
The Book of Virtues Study 1 copy
"The Last Great Hope" 1 copy
Quantifying Ameica's decline 1 copy
Virtue Man 1 copy
Fe. El libro de las virtudes. Maravillosos fragmentos que inspiran el bien en la mente y en el corazón (1998) 1 copy
Educated child 1 copy
Children's Book of America 1 copy
Associated Works
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Foreword — 146 copies
Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign and Defense Policy (2000) — Contributor — 37 copies
Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy (1992) — Contributor — 24 copies
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- Legal name
- Bennett, William John
- Other names
- Bennett, William J.
Bennett, William
Bennett, Bill - Birthdate
- 1943-07-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
- Places of residence
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Education
- Williams College
University of Texas at Austin
Harvard Law School
Gonzaga College High School, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - Occupations
- United States Secretary of Education (1985-1988)
Director of the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989-1991)
lawyer
Chairman of the United States National Endowment for the Humanities (1981-1985) - Organizations
- K12
Ronald Reagan's cabinet (1985-1988|Secretary of Education)
Ronald Reagan administration (1985-1988)
George H. W. Bush administration (1989-1991)
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- Works
- 109
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 19,233
- Popularity
- #1,133
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 79
- ISBNs
- 242
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 9
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