Integrity

Why do we care more about winning than about playing by the rules? 
 Integrity - all of us are in favor of it, but nobody seems to know how to make sure that we get it. From presidential candidates to crusading journalists to the lords of collegiate sports, everybody promises to deliver integrity, yet all too often, the promises go unfulfilled. 
 Stephen Carter examines why the virtue of integrity holds such sway over the American political imagination. By weaving together insights from philosophy, theology, history and law, along with examples drawn from current events and a dose of personal experience, Carter offers a vision of integrity that has implications for everything from marriage and politics to professional football. He discusses the difficulties involved in trying to legislate integrity as well as the possibilities for teaching it. 
 As the Cleveland Plain Dealer said, "In a measured and sensible voice, Carter attempts to document some of the paradoxes and pathologies that result from pervasive ethical realism... If the modern drift into relativism has left us in a cultural and political morass, Carter suggests that the assumption of personal integrity is the way out."

INTEGRITY

Carter, Stephen

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Perennial

Sheds light on the evolving political views of the Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer by closely examining the ideas contained in his novels, speeches, and letter to Soviet leaders

The politics of Solzhenitsyn

Literature & Fiction

Macmillan

Leadership and succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China (Studies in Russia and East Europe)

McCauley, Martin

Business & Money

In this followup to Integrity, Yale law professor Stephen Carter continues to meditate upon the prepolitical” qualities on which a healthy society is based.Why do people show poorer manners today than in previous ages? How did we come to confuse rudeness with self-expression and acting on our rights”? Carter looks at these and other important questions with a combination of his personal experiences and an extremely long shelf of reading material, all the while maintaining an informal writing style that continuallybut politelyengages the reader, inviting him or her to think about these issues along with Carter.There are important messages here about generosity and trust, about respecting diversity and dissent, and about resolving conflict through dialogue rather than mandate. Stephen Carter would never be so uncivil as to demand your attention, but Civility most definitely compels.

Civility: Manners, Morals, And The Etiquette Of Democracy

History

World

Basic Books

When it comes to managing your money, don't be left asking, "Why didn't they teach me this in school?" Instead, take this important knowledge into your own hands in order to prepare yourself for a future of happiness, wealth, and financial freedom.In The Seed Tree: A Financial Fable, high school teacher turned entrepreneur Stephen Carter details the story of sophomore Andrew Black as he navigates the world of finance alongside his instructor, Mr. Sharp. Written as a page-turning, engaging narrative, Andrew's experiences as he learns to manage his money serve as memorable lessons for the reader. From crafting a budget and obtaining his first job to setting up a Roth IRA and developing an investment plan, Andrew emerges at the end of the semester with more financial literacy than most adults attain in their lifetimes. With the power of compound interest at his back, Andrew's journey demonstrates the amazing benefits of getting an early start on the path toward financial intelligence.

The Seed Tree: Money Management and Wealth Building Lessons for Teens

Job Hunting & Careers

Seed Tree Group, The

Sheds light on the evolving political views of the Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer by closely examining the ideas contained in his novels, speeches, and letter to Soviet leaders

The Politics of Solzhenitsyn

Holmes & Meier Pub

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company

Leadership and Succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China

Administrative Law

Routledge

First Published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an Informa company

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

"The man who many considered the peace candidate in the last election was transformed into a war president,” writes bestselling author and leading academic Stephen Carter in The Violence Of Peace, his book decoding what President Barack Obama’s views on war mean for America and its role in military conflict, now and going forward. As America winds down a war in Iraq, ratchets up another in Afghanistan, and continues a global war on terrorism, Carter delves into the implications of the military philosophy Obama has adopted over his first two years in office. Responding to the invitation that Obama himself issued in his Nobel address, Carter uses the Western tradition of just and unjust war to evaluate Obama’s actions and words about military conflict, offering insight into how the president will handle existing and future wars and how his judgment will shape America’s fate. Carter also explores war as a way to defend others from tyrannical regimes and reveals the surprising ways in which some of the tactics Obama has used or authorized are more extreme than those of his predecessor, George W. Bush. ?Keeping the nation at peace,” Carter writes, ?often requires battle,” and this book lays bare exactly how America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are shaping the way Obama views the country’s role in conflict and peace, ultimately determining the fate of the nation. A new preface links events that have occurred since the publication of the hardcover?intervention in Libya, the death of Osama bin Laden, and the democratic uprisings in the Middle East?to Carter’s argument.

The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama

Beast Books

"By proving contraries, truth is made manifest," said Joseph Smith. Good thing, because Stephen Carter's religious life is full of contradictions. "Sometimes the priesthood is a wonderful thing to me," he writes. "Other times, it's an oppressive weight. Sometimes I can feel the binding power of the temple. Other times, it seems only to cut me off from my loved ones. My mission was at once an elating and awful time." A Cub Scout fishing trip reveals Christianity's earthier side. Receiving the priesthood sends Carter on a spiritual roller-coaster ride. A death-metal concert hammers into him a whole new definition of spirituality. This collection of award-winning personal essays wrestles the "used tin foil, the ratty teddy bears, the rusty bicycle frames, the dog-eared magazines, the empty toilet paper rolls" of Carter's life into stories compelling, candid, and insightful.

What of the Night?

Religion & Spirituality

Zarahemla Books

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INTEGRITY

The politics of Solzhenitsyn

Leadership and succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China (Studies in Russia and East Europe)

Civility: Manners, Morals, And The Etiquette Of Democracy

The Seed Tree: Money Management and Wealth Building Lessons for Teens

The Politics of Solzhenitsyn

Leadership and Succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China

Leadership and Succession in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China

The Violence of Peace: America's Wars in the Age of Obama

What of the Night?