The Measure of our Success. A Letter to My Children and Yours

The number one New York Times bestseller-from the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund"This book is from the heart of a woman who practices each lesson she preaches."-Hillary ClintonThe Measure of Our Success is a compassionate message for parents trying to raise moral children, a tough and searching book that ought to be required reading for everyone. Edelman speaks powerfully to her three sons about the mothering she gave them-mothering, she explains, that could not ignore other people's children who were in greater need.
In the book's centerpiece, "Twenty-Five Lessons for Life, " we're invited to listen as a loving and extraordinarily committed mother gives her children lessons to live by. The Measure of Our Success is an open letter to all America, and remains a timely message of hope and purpose for everyone.