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1996
HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!
Laura Schlessinger
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HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?!

The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience

by Laura Schlessinger

HarperCollins · 1996

Peak rank

#3

Weeks on list

34

Chart History

#1510151996

34 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #3

In her hard-hitting new book, Dr. Laura Schlessinger delivers a witty, wise, and workable moral philosophy - based on the principle of personal responsibility. How Could You Do That?! argues passionately against the self-indulgent subjective morality used in our society to excuse all sorts of bad behavior. In her lively, pull-no-punches style, Dr. Laura takes on the moral dilemmas of our time: from the mindless pursuit of pleasure and immediate gratification to taking the easy way out when those actions produce ugly or uncomfortable life-altering consequences. She demonstrates in no uncertain terms that personal values are never someone else's responsibility, but our own, and why choosing not to honor them actually compounds unhappiness. Finally, she explains that by disciplining self-indulgence and rising above temptation we can discover the infinite pleasures, the true happiness, of the moral high ground.

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Details

ISBN-13
9780060952303
ISBN-10
006095230X
Published
1996
Pages
100
Publisher
HarperCollins
Categories
Character

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