Bøger af Claire Gaudiani

Falling in love is an event, but creating love that lasts a lifetime is a process. Love Notes shows you and your partner how to control this process. How do you manage disappointment? How do you deal with 'the fickle finger of fate?' How do you maximize optimism and security? How do you help your partner become the 'best version of him/her self?David and Claire have been happily married for 55 years. They offer you a framework for building 'real love' over many years. They acknowledge their many privileges and opportunities, but focus on the decisions that have enabled love to grow for decades despite the challenges that every coupe faces. Their humor and imagination will inspire you to take charge of your own love life. Whether you are just starting out on your quest or seeking to deepen an existing partnership, the authors have sound advice for you, packaged with entertaining stories, as well as candor and humility. After all, there are no perfect scores on the test of life!

A persuasive re-examination of American prosperity and the generosity that has built our nation.For over a century, the United States has stood as a beacon of prosperity and democracy, proof that big business and big dreams could flourish side by side. Yet few Americans realize the crucial role that generosity plays in keeping that fragile balance. And now, with gated communities, oppressive personal debts, shrinking government, and tax and welfare reform crusades, that essential moral glue is at risk of melting away.A leading voice for community development, former Connecticut College president and scholar Claire Gaudiani explores all these issues as she examines American prosperity from the Constitution to the New Economy bust. She traces the push and pull of the robber barons and the progressive movement, the New Deal and the postwar boom, and the Me Decade and the technology revolution, finding that altruism powerfully invests in people, property, and ingenuity. Rather than pitting the capitalists against the populists, Gaudiani brings both sides to the table to reseal this fundamental social contract and provide a blueprint for a just future.The Greater Good is a passionate, pragmatic, and, finally, optimistic manifesto for revitalizing the promise of the American economy.

America's founding fathers established an idealistic framework for a bold experiment in democratic governance. The new nation would be built on the belief that all men are created equal, and are endowed...with a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The challenge of turning these ideals into reality for all citizens was taken up by a set of exceptional American women. Distinguished scholar and civic leader Claire Gaudiani calls these women social entrepreneurs," arguing that they brought the same drive and strategic intent to their pursuit of the greater good" that their male counterparts applied to building the nation's capital markets throughout the nineteenth century. Gaudiani tells the stories of these patriotic women, and their creation of America's unique not-for-profit, or social profit" sector. She concludes that the idealism and optimism inherent in this work provided an important asset to the increasing prosperity of the nation from its founding to the Second World War. Social entrepreneurs have defined a system of governance by the people," and they remain our best hope for continued moral leadership in the world.