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Character Building

Name: Character Building
Author: Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington

Read by Luke Sartor · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Publisher's Explanation and Preface (4:14)
Two Sides of Life (11:35)
Helping Others (10:12)
Some of the Rocks Ahead (9:27)
On Influencing by Example (8:20)
The Virtue of Simplicity (14:23)
Have You Done Your Best? (11:03)
Don't Be Discouraged (8:42)
On Getting a Home (8:18)
Calling Things By Their Right Names (10:07)
European Impressions (12:51)
The Value of System In Home Life (8:53)
What Will Pay? (10:51)
Education that Educates (10:02)
The Importance of Being Reliable (10:27)
The Highest Education (10:56)
Unimproved Opportunities (18:03)
Keeping Your Word (9:52)
Some Lessons of the Hour (12:04)
The Gospel of Service (10:25)
Your Part in the Negro Conference (9:37)
What Is To Be Our Future? (12:00)
Some Great Little Things (9:47)
To Would-Be Teachers (7:28)
The Cultivation of Stable Habits (9:19)
What You Ought to Do (12:42)
Individual Responsibility (13:52)
Getting On In the World (6:09)
Each One His Part (9:25)
What Would Father and Mother Say? (10:59)
Object Lessons (8:40)
Substance vs. Shadow (9:33)
Character as Shown in Dress (6:57)
Sing The Old Songs (10:48)
Getting Down To Mother Earth (12:06)
A Penny Saved (15:24)
Growth (9:00)
Last Words (13:28)