The Measure of Our Success : A Letter to My Children and Yours

Marian Wright Edelman

ISBN 10: 0785717854 ISBN 13: 9780785717850

Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division o, 1993

Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestseller is a thinking person's Life's Little Instruction Book, with simple yet inspirational messages about living.

About this title

About the Author:

Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist, lawyer and author, is the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund which has sought to bring the plight of children to the attention of policy mkers and the public, and has been a vigorous advocate for the creation and funding of programs to improve children’s lives for over twenty years.

From AudioFile:

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, uses three distinct tonal qualities for the three sections of her work. In the brief introductory section, the autobiography, her pleasant alto voice is matter-of-fact. For the second section, a letter to her sons, her tone is often sharper, more quickly paced and forceful. In the third section, the twenty-five lessons, her "words knock on the houses of our souls." Here the rich variety in tone is emotionally evocative. Her voice never distracts from her meaning nor interferes with the importance of her message. This is a valuable listening experience which can well be heard again and again. M.G.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division o
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0785717854
• ISBN 13: 9780785717850
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 112