A Call to Character by Colin Greer

A Call to Character by Colin Greer

A Call To Character: - contains selections from novels, short stories, plays, and poetry from around the world, both contemporary and classic.- includes selections from such beloved stories as E.B. White's Charlotte's Web; Horatio Alger's Born To Rise; Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince; Aesop's fable The Lion and the Boar; and Toni Morrison's Beloved.- introduces each excerpt with an essay that explores the values, dilemmas, and complexities of the story.- all the selections offer insights and amelioration for our society, calling for readers to stretch their moral imagination to appreciate the feelings of others.

Colin Greer has been the President of the New World Foundation since 1985. Formerly, he was a Professor at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Dr. Greer participated in and directed several studies of U.S. Immigration and urban schooling policy and history (at Columbia University and CUNY). He wrote briefing papers on philanthropy and government for First Lady Hillary Clinton, and on education policy for Senator Paul Wellstone. He chaired the President's White House Internship Financial Aid Committee (1992-1994) and chaired the Funders' Committee for Citizen Participation for 12 years. His books include (with Herbert Kohl) A Call to Character and The Plain Truth of Things.