No Easy Victories
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
What does it truly take to build a society worthy of its people — and what happens when we settle for less? No Easy Victories is a passionate and clear-eyed call to action by one of America's most distinguished public servants and thinkers, arguing that meaningful progress in any field — education, leadership, civic life, or personal achievement — demands sustained effort, moral courage, and a refusal to accept comfortable mediocrity. Drawing on his vast experience as a government official, educator, and founder of Common Cause, Gardner presents a powerful vision of what American society could become if its citizens and institutions dared to commit fully to the hard work of renewal and excellence. Edited by Helen Rowan, the book distills Gardner's philosophy into a series of essays that are at once deeply personal and broadly applicable, resonating with the urgency of the turbulent late 1960s while speaking to timeless truths about leadership and human potential. Gardner's prose is spare yet commanding, carrying the weight of a man who has witnessed both the grandeur and the failures of democratic institutions firsthand. The central question he poses — whether a free society can summon the will to become great — remains as provocative and unanswered today as when he first wrote it.
Author: John W. Gardner
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Harper & Row, Publishers
Genre: Self help & mindfulness
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
What does it truly take to build a society worthy of its people — and what happens when we settle for less? No Easy Victories is a passionate and clear-eyed call to action by one of America's most distinguished public servants and thinkers, arguing that meaningful progress in any field — education, leadership, civic life, or personal achievement — demands sustained effort, moral courage, and a refusal to accept comfortable mediocrity. Drawing on his vast experience as a government official, educator, and founder of Common Cause, Gardner presents a powerful vision of what American society could become if its citizens and institutions dared to commit fully to the hard work of renewal and excellence. Edited by Helen Rowan, the book distills Gardner's philosophy into a series of essays that are at once deeply personal and broadly applicable, resonating with the urgency of the turbulent late 1960s while speaking to timeless truths about leadership and human potential. Gardner's prose is spare yet commanding, carrying the weight of a man who has witnessed both the grandeur and the failures of democratic institutions firsthand. The central question he poses — whether a free society can summon the will to become great — remains as provocative and unanswered today as when he first wrote it.