A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver
By Mark Shriver
4/5
()
About this ebook
In this intimate portrait of an extraordinary father-son relationship, Mark K. Shriver discovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and applies them to his own life
When Sargent "Sarge" Shriver—founder of the Peace Corps and architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty—died in 2011 after a valiant fight with Alzheimer's, thousands of tributes poured in from friends and strangers worldwide. These tributes, which extolled the daily kindness and humanity of "a good man," moved his son Mark far more than those who lauded Sarge for his big-stage, headline-making accomplishments. After a lifetime searching for the path to his father's success in the public arena, Mark instead turns to a search for the secret of his father's joy, his devotion to others, and his sense of purpose. Mark discovers notes and letters from Sarge; hears personal stories from friends and family that zero in on the three guiding principles of Sarge's life—faith, hope, and love—and recounts moments with Sarge that now take on new value and poignancy. In the process, Mark discovers much about himself, as a father, as a husband, and as a social justice advocate. A Good Man is an inspirational and deeply personal story about a son discovering the true meaning of his father's legacy.
Mark Shriver
Mark K. Shriver is the senior vice president of U.S. Programs at Save the Children in Washington, D.C., and a former Maryland state legislator. Shriver also started the Choice Program and served on the coalition to create the National Commission on Children and Disasters following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. He lives with his wife and three children in Maryland.
Related to A Good Man
Related ebooks
Every Day Is Extra Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Four Friends: Promising Lives Cut Short Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn Her Trail: My Mother, Nancy Dickerson, TV News' Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Small Town, Big Oil: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the Richest Man in the World—and Won Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Orphanage: An Autobiogrpahy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saved: A War Reporter's Mission to Make It Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Call the Briefing: A Memoir: Ten Years in the White House with Presidents Reagan and Bush Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFull Circle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Triumph of Nancy Reagan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Changing with Aging: Little Stories, Big Lessons Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHadassah: An American Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ranking the First Ladies: True Tales and Trivia, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Brother's Keeper: Netanyahu, Obama, & the Year of Terror & Conflict that Changed the Middle East Forever Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Death of James Dean Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Talladega Days: Race, Rural Life, and Memories of a Forgotten Legend and Kkk Survivor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrom This Day Forward Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Paterno Legacy: Enduring Lessons from the Life and Death of My Father Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAli: A Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If You Leave This Farm: The Dream Is Destroyed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLone Star: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Dan Rather Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPat and Dick: The Nixons, An Intimate Portrait of a Marriage Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary: “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956" by Fredrik Logevall - Discussion Prompts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCronkite Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Religious Biographies For You
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Grief Observed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Confessions of St. Augustine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heaven Is For Real Conversation Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not by Might, Nor by Power: The Jesus Revolution 2nd Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Devil in the City of Angels: My Encounters With the Diabolical Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Fired God: My Life Inside---and Escape from---the Secret World of the Independent Fundamental Baptist Cult Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Autobiography of a Yogi: The Original 1946 Edition plus Bonus Material Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in Mind Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPaul: A Biography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Elisabeth Elliot Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of the Trapp Family Singers Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Prayer Journal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for A Good Man
8 ratings0 reviews