After hearing about this book for several years, my husband and I decided to check it out and see what we thought. We listened to the audio book and were very impressed by the stories that were used to illustrate different virtues. While much of the anthology was intended for very young children, there were also selections that people of any age could enjoy. The many stories gave examples of: Hard Work; Compassion; Honesty; Friendship; Loyalty; Persistence; Courage; Faith; Self-Discipline and Responsibility.

The tape had many excellent narrators, but it was extremely entertaining to hear Tom Selleck, Charleston Heston, and Michael York do readings of various pieces of literature.

We started with the idea of just listening to a tape or two, but enjoyed it so much we did the entire book. I really think that this would be a loving gift to give to a young family!

William Bennett continues to reveal his passion for proclaiming virtues which are the foundation of successful living. In these tapes you will hear well known actors and actresses of stage and screen read stories, poems, and important historical documents which, through the years, illustrate important character traits often forgotten in the frantic pace of our society.

If you love the "Old Hollywood", you'll love this!!! Great stories and pictures

Le monsieur Charlton Heston is the most dignified,deep,fascinating man in the world.If you read this book you will fully understand his broad acting range,realism,rebeliousness,and genius.He is a true American hero.God bless Mr.Heston.

This is a Great and perfect way to learn abouth the Giants of Knowledge, specially if you have a short time or hard time reading. I highly recommend this to everyone.

As a Professor of Philosophy, I'm always in the hunt for teaching devices for my students that find the arcane syntax and grammar of classical philosophy difficult, if not impossible to penetrate.

In this series,THE GIANTS OF PHILOSOPHY, Charlton Heston's veteran voice makes the unintelligible constructs of philosophy's greatest thinkers quite understandable. This is no small feat.

The series is well written as well, this makes it much easier for Heston, a layperson philosophically, to intuit the meaning and the implications.

I recommend to my many students. There is also a CD version as well.

---Mark McIntire Professor of Philosophy University of Phoenix, Southern California Campus Santa Barbara City College

Being a huge fan of Mr. Heston's and having read his other books, e.g., In the Arena, this book was an easy choice. The Actor's Life : Journals, 1956-1976 by Charlton Heston is an awesome insight into the life, mind and life of one of Hollywood's most cerebral actors and he comes across as truly a man of letters, a scholar and a learned man. In fact, one could make the statement that through the chapters he portrays himself as a Renaissance man, whom has a great affinity for art, culture and classical literature (Shakespeare comes out as his favorite).

Having had the pleasure to have read Heston's three other books, Charlton Heston presents the bible, In the Arena, and To be a man: Letters to my Grandson, this book was a natural choice, i.e., Beijing Diary by Charlton Heston. In this mentioned book, Mr. Heston describes his adventure of making an American Play with an All Chinese Cast. Many thoughts went through his mind as he was making the play, e.g., will they comprehend the ideas being presented and will they enjoy watching this uniquely American play, i.e., The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. To his delight and utter surprise, the play was very well received and he claimed new accolades in his already heavy and well-endowed cupboard of awards.

Michael Munn's biography is the best book I have read which gave an excellent insight into Charlton Heston--the real man. This books tells about Charlton's meager beginnings as a shy-loner living in the Michigan's woods, who later turned into the epic-hero-actor in classic films such as THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, BEN HUR, EL CID & THE PLANET OF THE APES. This book helped me to understand the kind of person Mr. Heston REALLY is. Information about his family life, his relationship with his wife-Lydia who he has been married to over 50 years. Michael Munn has direct quotes from interviews he held with Charlton, his wife Lydia, Fraser & Holly (his children) throughout the book, which allows the reader to know exactly how the actor & family felt at the time about certain events in Charlton's life. This is a 'Must-Read' for any Heston fan. MonaK

Thanks to Mr. Heston. These cassettes are excellent! Selections from the Bible are read with majesty and reverence as well as warmth and freshness. I recommend them to everyone. The commentary is helpful and the choice of passages flow excellently in such brief thematic presentations (approximately 30 minutes each side). The programs are as follows: Cassette One: Side one covers the creation, fall, Noah and Abraham. Side two covers Moses and the Exodus from Egypt to Canaan. Cassette Two: Side one contains the stories Ruth, Mary & Elisabeth, and Deborah. Side two contains selections from the Old Testament Prophets. There is a hint that more of these cassettes are to come. I hope so. If they come, I'll get them.

Although this book was written primarily for students and their parents, taxpayers in general should also gain from reading and absorbing the real message presented by Simon. His message is simply this: A college education should not only provide the student with programs and courses that truly give the student the necessary knowledge and training to become a self-sustaining and useful citizen but also that the taxpayers' dollars are spent as efficiently as possible.

Simon covers many of the positive aspects of programs at various colleges but he deals mainly with the deficiences and inefficiences of the large number of offerings across the country. He goes into great detail with documented information on those two issues and views poor preparation at the high school level as just part of the problem.

Anyone who is genuinely interested in the subject of improving the educational system in this country can surely benefit from the well over 200 pages of fact-filled information and views put forth by the author. Not everyone will agree with him but his book does bring into focus that some serious changes must be made if we are to continue to be a world leader in higher education

For all of Charlton Heston fans--this is one of the greatest books ever written concerning Mr. Heston's films!

Jeff Rovin has done an outstanding job with this book. Not only does it go in detail about Mr. Heston's films it is loaded with photos.

This is a MUST read for any Heston-fan. Buy it NOW!
MonaK

This is a great book. If you are a fan of Mr. Heston's work, then you will most certainly enjoy this book. I read it because I love his movies so much, and I very much admire the man. Reading this book just increased that admiration. The book also offers many insights into the movie making process behind the scenes, directors, producers, actors, etc. Heston's writing is easy to follow, with many observations about numerous topics offered for thought. Lets face it, Heston is one of THE greats of all time, and will always be.