Moral Courage: Abraham Lincoln, Mahatmas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King, Jr - Softcover

Schrier, Robert W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475199422 ISBN 13: 9781475199420

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This book explores the lives of four leaders who exhibited moral courage in making contributions to political situations. Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King, Jr. risked their lives to better the lives of their countrymen. In doing so, they left a universal legacy of moral courage.

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About the Author

ROBERT W. SCHRIER, MD Dr. Robert Schrier, Professor of Medicine, was formerly Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine for 26 years and Head of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension for 20 years. In 1989 he was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He has been President of the Association of American Physicians, American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation, and International Society of Nephrology. Dr. Schrier is a Master of the American College of Physicians and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He has authored over 900 scientific papers and edited numerous books including editions in internal medicine, geriatrics, drug usage, and kidney disease. His research contributions center on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, pathogenesis of acute renal cell injury, hypertension and diabetic nephropathy, and renal and hormonal control of body fluid volume in cirrhosis, cardiac failure, nephrotic syndrome, and pregnancy. He brings to his research interests a unique combination of expertise in body fluid control mechanisms, renal function, and cardiovascular function. Dr. Schrier's research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 35 years. Dr. Schrier has received honorary degrees from DePauw University, the University of Colorado, the University of Silesia, and the University of Toledo. He has received the highest awards of the American College of Physicians (John Phillips Award), the National Kidney Foundation (David Hume Award), the American Society of Nephrology (John Peters Award), the International Society of Nephrology (Jean Hamburger Award), the German Society of Nephrology (Franz Vollhard Award), the Western Society of Clinical Investigation (Mayo Soley Award), the Association of Professors of Medicine (Robert H. Williams Award), the American Kidney Fund (National Torchbearer Award), the Association of American Physicians (Francis Blake Award), Acute Renal Failure Commission (Bywaters Award), the New York Academy of Medicine (The Edward N. Gibbs Memorial Award), the University of Strasburg (Louis Pasteur Medal), the American Association of Kidney Patients (Medal of Excellence), the Grand Hamdan International Award for Medical Sciences, and the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for his contributions in biomedical research, education, and clinical medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1475199422
• ISBN 13: 9781475199420
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 172