A Clash of Values [Hardcover]

William M. Mandelaris (Author), Lorita E. Hubbard (Author), Mike Reynolds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 1999

A Clash of Values provides a provocative look at how the media is impacting the American family today.

This well-documented book offers the family a look at not only the influence the media has had on our minds but also shows us how our values have been rapidly snow-balling down a slippery slope, picking up moral decay as we head for rock bottom.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A Clash of Values is a thought-provoking book that everyone should read, especially senior citizens raising grandchildren."
-Victor Garcia -- Senior Citizens Gazette

"I found myself nodding in agreement several times. This is a well-researched book that may be more suited for parents and grandparents looking for a guide book to raising children than for people used to reading bodice-ripping, muscle-popping supermarket thrillers."
-Herb Benham -- Bakersfield Californian

About the Author

William M. Mandelaris, known to many as Bill Manders, was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Bill has won numerous broadcasting awards over the years including The Golden Microphone, during a successful six year television career.

Bill has trained with Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author Jack Canfield, is a professionally certified seminar leader with American Seminar Leaders Association.

Bills next projects include, completing the four books he is currently writing---Soul Surviving Son--Eight Keys That Open Doors of Success Stories From the Front Porch and Cuddles are for Couples, Hugs are for Everyone.

Bill resides in both Las Vegas, Nevada and Bakersfield, California with his wife Diane. Their daughter Danielle is attending College in Utah while son Jason, is on a church mission in Bogota, Colombia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Desert Sky Publishing Company, Inc. (November 22, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1893160009
• ISBN-13: 978-1893160002
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,069,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Empowered To Fight Back, October 28, 2000

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Robert A. Newton,Esq. (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Clash of Values (Hardcover)

We are living in a day where absolute moral values have been reduced to "relative guidelines" cleverly manipulated by the media. In A Clash Of Values, William Mandelaris succinctly outlines what every parent needs to know to minimize the risk of children being exposed to an unbridled culture of smut, gratuitous violence and ungodly conduct operating under the guise of entertainment. This book is right on target. It is honest, evocative and passionate. Chapter 5 regarding the incremental breakdown of the family and Chapter 11 revealing how we are empowered to fight back were particularly profound. Read this book and you will become convinced as I was, that only a purposeful approach to parenting will do. William Mandelaris cares deeply about what kind of world our children will inherit. I highly recommend this book to everyone with the same heart for our kids and their moral destiny.

5.0 out of 5 stars Clash Of Values , By William Mandelaris, April 6, 2000

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Jeanne P. Bakersfield, CA. - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Clash of Values (Hardcover)

Bill Mandelaris is a man you can count on to speak from the heart, with long experience in the college of hard knocks, 25 years of puplic speaking, working as a radio commentator of over 25 years in the media dominated world, he knows the heart and gutts of what makes the media do some of the unfamily things they do. My perception as a reader of his book is it's simple to understand why the media has become the Cyclops it has become...Greed, and NOT family values. He also gives us a guide as to how to fight to bring some sanity for ones family and ones country when viewing the daily media hype which many families have given up and given into when viewing TV, movies, ect. Most American have given their children to the media without firing one shot against those who care not one wit for Americas past values. It's a book from Bills sizable loving heart, which you can sense on each and every page. I have read the book over several times because I have a grandaughter I love and cherish. You should have one on your coffee table before turning on your TV set.

5.0 out of 5 stars Former teacher gives high "Value" to "A Clash"., March 12, 2000

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John Manders (Flint, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Clash of Values (Hardcover)

Completed Bill Mandelaris' book "A Clash of Values" and have to admire his sense of values and wide knowledge of the media and it's negative effect on the average person. The Chapters on "The Elctronic Media", "Trash Talk", and "A Broken Moral Compass" were much to the point. I also thought that the Chapter captioned "Empowered to Fight Back" was especially insightful. As a former teacher of junior high school kids in the inner City of Detroit for five years, I can relate to what Bill says about the media and other outside influences undermining our family principles.