Rediscovering American Values: The Foundations of Our Freedom for the 21st Century

by Dick DeVos

Book Overview

DeVos celebrates the principles that make American great and that shape who we are, how we live, and how we treat each other, in this inspiring work that powerfully salutes the moral fiber of our... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525942270
• ISBN13: 9780525942276
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Should be required reading!

DeVos inspires us to take charge of our lives, to live it to the fullest. Outlines principals and values we all should be living by. If we all did, this world would be a better place to live and work.

A "Must Read" for ALL Americans...Great High School Hx Text

I was pleased that the book was NOT another GREAT AMWAY oracle. Practical applications outlining true leadership qualities we all should aspire towards. Coming from the "Business Community" a real breath of fresh air!

Great book! Devos is a great American role model .

Every American should read this book. Devos talks about the issues that are hurting our country and what we need to do to change. His background and business history preceed him as a man who practices what he preaches.

A book about real freedom and true principals

I have to admit that I thought this book was going to be about Amway. I was very surprised to find out how little this book even mentions the corporation. I instead found that the book provides refreshing and innovative insights on the true never-fail principals this country was founded on. I would say that this book is a must read for any person who considers themself in anyway patriotic. It is one of the best books I have ever read.

DeVos is DeLightful

This book is not about Amway. It's about how we can learn to shape our personal and professional lives on principles that are so simple, yet so strong. Put DeVos in the same league as a Stephen R. Covey. If you want to be a better person, mother, father, businessperson ... this can serve as your compass. This man didn't wake up one day and was given the keys to the business. He didn't start out in an Armani and wingtips ... He started by taking care of the grounds...driving forklifts and trucks ... he was given a taste of the whole business before he took over. He takes characteristics like honesty and integrity and breaks them down so simply and reminds you that this is how this country was built. There are the jokes about Amway out there, but who is having the last laugh? At $7 billion annually, Amway is helping a lot of ordinary folks making a good living by taking the principles in this book and making them work once again.