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  • The Book of Virtues, Volume II

  • An Audio Library of Great Moral Stories
  • By: William J. Bennett
  • Narrated by: William Bennett, Elayne Bennett, John Bennett, and others
  • Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
  • Abridged
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Featured in this volume are the Bennett family and an all-star cast: William J. Bennett (plus John, Joseph, and Elayne), Edward Asner, Claire Bloom, Barbara Bush, Dorian Harewood, Charlton Heston, Andrea Martin, David McCallum, Kate Nelligan, Tonya Pinkins, and Richard Thomas.

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  • The Moral Compass

  • An Audio Library of Stories for a Life's Journey, Volume 1
  • By: William J. Bennett, Richard Thomas
  • Narrated by: William J. Bennett, Charlton Heston, Betty White, and others
  • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Organized by the stages along life's journey, The Moral Compass moves from the first character lessons taught in the home to the countless choices that call the virtues into play. The stories and poems continually serve as reference points on a moral compass, guiding the reader through the ethical and spiritual challenges along the pathway of life: leaving home, entering into marriage, easing the burdens of others, nurturing one's children, and fulfilling the obligations of citizenship and leadership.

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  • The Book of Man

  • Readings on the Path to Manhood
  • By: Dr. William J Bennett
  • Narrated by: Walter Dixon
  • Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author William J. Bennett uses stories, essays, historical vignettes, and contemporary profiles to explore and explain what it means to be a man. Fashioning men has never been easy, but today it seems particularly tough. Boys need heroes to embody the everlasting qualities of manhood: honor, duty, valor, and integrity. Without such role models, boys will naturally choose perpetual childhood over the rigors of becoming a man-as many women, teachers, coaches, employers, and adults in authority can quickly attest.

  • 4 out of 5 stars

  • What Every young man should learn

  • By Wayne on 03-11-12
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  • The Children's Book of Heroes

  • By: William J. Bennett
  • Narrated by: William J. Bennett
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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"We all need a hero or two to help us stand fast and think right," says William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues, the #1 best seller that millions of American families turn to for moral inspiration. A new treasury chosen for young children, presents splendid tales of the valor and indomitable spirit.

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  • The Children's Book of America

  • By: William J. Bennett
  • Narrated by: Hinton Battle, Elayne Bennett, William J. Bennett
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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    5 out of 5 stars 9
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Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than William Bennett's marvelous new treasury, The Children's Book of America.

  • 4 out of 5 stars

  • Great Stories of America

  • By JaneLewis on 11-14-14
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  • America

  • The Last Best Hope, Volume 1: From the Age of Discovery to a World at War
  • By: William J. Bennett
  • Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
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  • Unabridged
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From the bold, brilliant mind of best-selling author William J. Bennett comes this thrilling account of the virtues and vices of our great country and the many brave men and women who have made it the powerful nation it is today. A sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle, and victory, Bennett captures what is unique about America.

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  • I am impressed

  • By Mark on 10-06-06

Publisher's Summary

A special audio presentation of the magnificent number-one New York Times best-seller, featuring William J. Bennett, Elayne Bennett, Charlton Heston, Dana Ivey, Joe Morton, Tonya Pinkins, Faith Prince, Tom Selleck, Harriet Walter, Fritz Weaver, and Michael York.

This is an audio program for the whole family.

Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Loyalty. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Hard Work. Self-Discipline. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and bad, right and wrong. And the best place to find them is in great works of literature and in exemplary stories from history.

In this special presentation, William J. Bennett presents a selection from his best-selling anthology of stories that has inspired and instructed audiences of all ages from coast to coast. From the Bible to fables to Greek myths, from ancient philosophy to American history to unforgettable words of our nation's leaders, here are the timeless works that will help children understand and develop character - and help adults teach them.

A rich mine of moral literacy and a reliable moral reference point, these stories will help anchor our children and ourselves in our culture, our history, and our traditions.
©1993 William J. Bennett (P)1993 Simon and Schuseter Inc.

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Worthy lessons to be taught and stories to be pondered.

This collection of stories and poems along with shared insights into their significance to positive character building is wonderful. It causes one to contemplate and compare their own actions, thoughts and sense of what is right and good; and hopefully one can learn from the examples shared through characters and verse.

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  • Linda
  • PITTSBURGH, PA, United States
  • 05-23-13

Absolutely outstanding

This is the best audiobook I've ever listened to. William Bennett comments to adults in between the selections. Those are outstanding. Those are aimed primarily at children, but as I listened to them, I felt they were picked out just for me, here in my middle-age. I found great comfort in them.

There are more narrators than listed above, and they're all outstanding. Sorry to use the same adjective over and over, but it just applies.

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Not what I expected ... boring

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I got this for my kids, ages 9 and 7. They are short stories that are rather boring for a kid. Listening to Charlston Heston read the Ten Commandments is not the type of story I was hoping my kids would be inspired by. While the readings are good, it simply did not hold the interesest of my kids.

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