The Spirit of Family - Hardcover

Gore, Albert; Gore, Tipper

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805068945 ISBN 13: 9780805068948

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 2002

Synopsis

The former vice president and his wife provide a photographic chart of the evolution of change in the American family during the last two generations, citing such topics as interfaith and interracial marriage, new gender and age configurations, and different family roles.

About this title

About the Author:

Al Gore is the former Vice President of the United States and author of the New York Times bestseller Earth in the Balance. During twenty-five years of public service, he has made the family a priority by fighting for programs and policies that are responsive to the needs of families and communities.

Tipper Gore has served as adviser to the President on Mental Health Policy and was special adviser to the Interagency Council on the Homeless during her husband's years in the White House. She worked as a photojournalist for the Tennessean; Picture This, a collection of her photographs, was published in1996. Her first book, Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated Society, was published in 1987.

Together, the Gores have organized an annual two-day forum called "Family
Re-Union," now in its eleventh year. They have four children and two grandchildren, and live in Nashville, Tennessee.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0805068945
• ISBN 13: 9780805068948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208