| Respect Contributor(s): Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738203181 ISBN-13: 9780738203188 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: In this stunningly original treasure of a book that reveals the single most powerful ingredient in any relationship, whether personal, professional, or in public life, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot reaches deep into human experience -- from the drama of birth to the solemn vigil before death -- to find the essence of respect. In her moving vision, respect is not the passive deference offered a superior but an active force that creates symmetry even in unequal relationships. The reader becomes an eyewitness to the empowering nature of respect, both given and received -- be it between doctor and patient, teacher and student, photographer and subject, or midwife and laboring mother. A book to be savored and shared, Respect has the power to change lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness |
| Dewey: 179.9 |
| LCCN: 98089427 |
| Lexile Measure: 1150 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In these many-layered and masterfully written portraits, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot reaches deep into human experience -- from the drama of birth to the solemn vigil before death -- to find the essence of respect. In her moving vision, relayed through powerfully told stories, respect is not the passive deference offered a superior but an active force that creates symmetry even in unequal relationships. The reader becomes an eyewitness to the remarkable empowering nature of respect, both given and received -- be it between doctor and patient, teacher and student, photographer and subject, and midwife and laboring mother. They will feel it in the reverent attention paid by a minister to the last moments of life, and in the Harvard Law School professor's lively curiosity about his student's extracurricular lives. Through the power of her narrative, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot ultimately makes the reader an intimate partner in her observations of respect linking these varied and intense relationships. A book to be savored and shared, Respect has the power to transform lives. |