Courage is Contagious: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the Face of America - Hardcover

Kasich, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385491476 ISBN 13: 9780385491471

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1998

Synopsis

A leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. Congress, where he represents Ohio, presents twenty profiles in courage of exemplary Americans who have improved the lives of their fellow citizens without the help of the government.

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About the Author

Now in his eighth term representing central Ohio's Twelfth Congressional District, House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich has become a nationally recognized leader of the Republican Party.  Chief negotiator for the House of Representatives when Congress and President Clinton reached agreement on a plan to balance the budget by 2002, he also chaired the House-Senate committee that wrote the final version of the Welfare Reform Law in 1996.  One of the most sought-after speakers in the Republican Party, Kasich was named by <b>Newsweek</b> as one of its "100 People for the Next Century."

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rofiles in Courage</b>, written some forty years ago, <b>Courage is Contagious</b> is a remarkable book about everyday Americans helping to reshape America. As a result of in-depth interviews conducted with people across the country, Congressman John Kasich profiles some twenty individuals who, through their own courage, resolve, and generous hearts, are working daily to improve the lives of their fellow neighbors and citizens. They are, in Congressman Kasich's words, heroes for our time. The sense of community and commitment they exhibit reflects the values we as a nation need to encourage and support if we are to end our country's divisiveness and fulfill her glorious promise.<br><br>Among the people we meet in the book are Eric and Bobby Krenzke, two young boys who, though diagnosed with a fatal hereditary illness, display the kind of courage, humor, and determination in the face of death that is nothing short of miraculous; Cheryl Krueger, who starte

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385491476
• ISBN 13: 9780385491471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 269