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The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life
Author
Title
The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life / Barbara Boxer.
ISBN
9780316311465
0316311464
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2016.
Physical Description
xii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
Barbara Boxer has made her mark, combining compassionate advocacy with scrappiness in a political career spanning more than three decades. Now, retiring from the Senate, she continues the work to which she's dedicated 30 years in Congress. Her memoir shares her provocative and touching recollections of service, and cements her commitment to the fight for women, families, quality, environmental protection, all in a peaceful world.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 05, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-274).
Contents
The first lesson of tough
Love, California, and the war that changed everything
At home in the House
An unsettling time: AIDS, sexual harassment, and the Senate
From an asterisk in the polls to Senator
Crashing the old boys' club
The insanity of impeachment, a stolen election, the horrors of 9/11 and Iraq
Unforgettable colleagues, a lonely dissent, and the best election ever
The crash, leaders, sexual harassment 2.0, and the sudden partisanship of the environment
The end and a beginning.
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