Empathy
Turning Compassion into Action
$44.86
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
7 March 2023
Summary
The 28th Governor General’s most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action.
As the world stumbles through the most severe pandemic of the last century, threatened by teetering economies, torn by political division, separated by unequal access to resources, and wrestling with issues as diverse as racism, gender, cybercrime, and climate change, the nations that best adapt and prosper are those in which empathy is fully alive and w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780771049064 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0771049064 |
| Author: | David Johnston, Brian Hanington, Honourable Rosalie A. |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Imprint: | Signal |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 7 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 149mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
“Extraordinarily positive, though not always rosy, this is a guidebook to goodness – for individuals, communities, and nation-states. Anchored in personal and professional anecdotes, Empathy is actually a memoir cleverly disguised as a self-help book for humanity. As someone who has witnessed the most extreme consequences imaginable of the absence of empathy, I say that with both deep respect and gratitude for its practical value.” —Romeo Dallaire
David Johnston
David Johnston is Canada’s 28th Governor General and Chair of the Rideau Hall Foundation. He also serves as an advisor at Deloitte and Fairfax Financial Holdings.
A graduate of Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s universities, Johnston’s academic leadership roles include President of the University of Waterloo, Principal of McGill University, and Dean of Law at Western University.
He is the author or co-author of over thirty books, including the national bestseller TRUST. Johnston holds honorary doctorates from thirty-six universities and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he currently resides with his wife, Sharon Johnston, near Ottawa.
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