Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values That Build Strong Communities is a memoir

Memoir

A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...

 by Clifton Taulbert

Clifton Taulbert

Clifton Taulbert , is an American author and speaker. He is best known for his books Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored and Eight Habits of the Heart: Embracing the Values that Build Strong Communities...

, first published in 1997. It recounts the eight lessons that he learned while growing up in the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...

, United States, lessons he attributes to the "front porch wisdom" of the people in his community. He claims that these eight habits are "timeless and universal" and are not "held captive by race, gender

Gender

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, or geography

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The Eight Habits

1. A nurturing attitude
2. Dependability
3. Responsibility
4. Friendship
5. Brotherhood
6. High expectations
7. Courage
8. Hope