Rediscovering American Values: The Foundations of Our Freedom for the 21st Century
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- 4,99 €
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- 4,99 €
Publisher Description
In our uncertain, ever-changing world, more & more Americans are seeking a moral compass to guide them. This encouraging & enlightening book provides us with the direction to achieve our goals & find fulfillment while maintaining our personal freedom & integrity. Dick DeVos, President of Amway, shows us how the values that make America great can be incorporated into our daily lives. These are the values that shape who we are, how we live, & how we treat one another. He shares the invaluable lessons he has learned on the road to success & happiness. Includes inspirational examples of everyday Americans who have applied these basic principles to their lives & work
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This is a bland and simplistic overview of the ideals that the author, who is president of Amway, considers to be the principles underlying the American concept of freedom. The son of a cofounder of the Amway household cleanser and cosmetics distribution company, DeVos was brought up with a strong belief in Christianity and in the free-enterprise system. Drawing on inspirational anecdotes taken from a cross section of the population, he describes how people have bettered themselves both morally and in their careers by practicing such values as honesty, compassion, self-discipline, initiative, hard work, charity and forgiveness. An unrelenting optimist, DeVos is convinced that people can solve most of their problems by taking personal responsibility. He is opposed to what he considers excessive government regulations and taxes, and he makes the controversial statement that homelessness results from substance abuse, not poverty. And there are dizzying leaps of faith here, such as the author's hope that constructing an Amway plant in China and selling its products there will be "an important step toward future democracy in that country."
