The Call of Service: A Witness to Idealism
by Robert Coles
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In this book, Coles explores the concept of idealism and why it necessary to the individual and society.Tags
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It's been a while since I read this, so usually I wouldn't write a review years after reading the book, but since there are none, I'll say this. This book is what convinced me to quit my well-paying job so I could find work that I loved instead. It changed my life.
I know that Mr. Coles meant well when he wrote this book but he tried to answer a question that is unaswerable. Instead of head scratching your way through this book, just go out and volunteer.
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Boston-born psychiatrist and author Robert Martin Coles devoted his professional life to the psychology of children. Coles has been associated with the Harvard University Medical School since 1960. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his five-volume series entitled Children in Crisis, Coles has contributed hundreds of articles to popular magazines, show more as well as writing over thirty books for adults and children. Other books include The Mind's Fate, Flannery O'Connor's South, and Walker Percy: An American Search. (Bowker Author Biography) Robert Coles is a professor of psychiatry and medical humanities at the Harvard Medical school and a research psychiatrist for the Harvard University Health Services. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning five-volume Children of Crisis and the bestselling The Moral Intelligence of Children. He is also the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard. He lives in Massachusetts. (Publisher Provided) Robert Coles is a professor of psychiatry & medical humanities at the Harvard Medical School, a research psychiatrist for the Harvard University Health Services, & the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard College. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Children of Crisis" series as well as the best-selling "The Spiritual Life of Children" & "The Moral Intelligence of Children". Dr. Coles is a founding editor of the award-winning magazine "DoubleTake". (Publisher Provided) show less
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