Character Is Destiny | |
Author: | John McCain, Mark Salter |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Political convictions |
Publisher: | Random House |
Release Date: | 2005 (hardback) 2006 (paperback) |
Media Type: | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
Isbn: | 1-4000-6412-0 |
Dewey: | 170/.44 22 |
Congress: | BJ1521 .M33 2005 |
Oclc: | 61253961 |
Preceded By: | Why Courage Matters |
Followed By: | Hard Call |
Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember is a 2005 book by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Published by Random House, it is a collection of biographies about individuals from the past and present who, in the authors' view, exemplify the best qualities of character. The book is divided into seven parts with further divisions of a characteristic and a person who is seen to exemplify it.
In McCain's words from the book's introduction:
Each section provides examples of a specific characteristic, with essays on a well known person, historical or (then) living, whose life reflected a particular aspect of that characteristic.[1]