Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities (African American History (Penguin)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Clifton L. Taulbert (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Series: African American History (Penguin)

Clifton L. Taulbert is renowned for his poignant memoirs about growing up in the segregated South and for his lectures and programs in schools, businesses, and communities throughout the world. In this inspiring handbook he lays out eight basic principles he learned from his elders: a nurturing attitude, dependability, responsibility, friendship, brotherhood, high expectations, courage, and hope. With a new Introduction and exercises for reflection and practice, Taulbert shows how the Eight Habits can be utilized today to help strengthen relationships, families, and communities everywhere. This inspirational book stands alongside The Book of Virtues and Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families as a refreshing and meaningful guide to the spiritual core we, as a society, always seem to be seeking.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Nationally acclaimed speaker and memoir writer Clifton Taulbert presents eight habits that build the essence of social stability. His habits, which are broken down into brief chapters--"A Nurturing Attitude," "Dependability," "Responsibility," "Friendship," "Brotherhood," "High Expectations," "Courage," and "Hope"--may not be stunningly original, yet they reflect a kind of plainspoken "front-porch wisdom" rooted in Taulbert's Southern upbringing. His elders ignored the boundaries of legal segregation and embarked on a campaign to offer a community that embraced the dreams and successes of each child and family. This is an excellent book for young-adult readers who will appreciate the rich, memoir-style storytelling and the simple but genuine lessons of how to be a good person in order to build a more spiritually evolved world. --Gail Hudson

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 1 edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140266763
• ISBN-13: 978-0140266764
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEFINES THE HEART, March 3, 2001

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LUCRETIA BEAN (FERNANDINA BEACH, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities (African American History (Penguin)) (Mass Market Paperback)

THIS BOOK SO BEAUTIFULLY REACHED ME WITH THE CHAPTERS OF HIS LIFE THAT HE SO GRACIOUSLY HAS SHARED. I WAS STIRRED TO REACH OUT TO ALL OF THOSE IN MY LIFE THAT HAVE NUTURED ME IN TO THE PERSON I AM TODAY. THE BOOK TOOK 8 BASIC BUT TRULY NEEDFUL HABITS AND MADE ME REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THESE HABITS ARE TO BRINGING OUR COMMUNITIES BACK TO WHAT AMERICA NEEDS TODAY. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, TEACHERS, MINISTERS... IT APPLIES TO ALL SETTINGS. THANK YOU CLIFTON FOR JUMPSTARTING MY HEART AND DIRECTING ME IN TO A NEW PHASE OF MY LIFE. I SO MUCH NEEDED TO HEAR YOUR LESSONS. FOR MY FAMILY, I WILL BE A BETTER MOTHER AS A RESULT.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Education Professor, July 31, 2001

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Robert Cortez (El Paso, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities (African American History (Penguin)) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is excellent reading material for anyone that needs to reflect on their own personal lives. I have used the same values that the book refers to in my own classroom, and my students have embrased it wholeheartedly. We will continue to used this book as a resource to further analyze what constitutes the making of a community and self development. Again, Great Little Book. Robert Cortez

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Education Professor, July 31, 2001

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Robert Cortez (El Paso, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Families and Communities (African American History (Penguin)) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is excellent reading material for anyone that needs to reflect on their own personal lives. I have used the same values that the book refers to in my own classroom, and my students have embrased it wholeheartedly. We will continue to used this book as a resource to further analyze what constitutes the making of a community and self development. Again, Great Little Book. Robert Cortez