| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 580 pages, [32] unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question "What can one person do?"--and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives. The Education of an Idealist traces Power's distinctly American journey from immigrant to war correspondent to presidential Cabinet official." -- From Amazon.com summary. |
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An intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner and former UN Ambassador Samantha Power, widely known as a relentless advocate for promoting human rights, who has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [557]-568) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one. Ireland -- America -- Loss -- Dignity -- Tank man -- Doers -- Risk -- Hearts of darkness -- "Tell Clinton" -- The secret to a long life -- "Go remember" -- "A problem from hell" -- Upstanders -- Going to Washington -- The bat cave -- Yes we can -- Monster -- Victory. Part two. No manual -- Can we go home now? -- April 24th -- Turnaround -- Toolbox -- Revolutions -- All necessary measures -- Let's pray they accomplish something -- One shot -- "Can't be both" -- The red line -- "Chemical weapons were used" -- When America sneezes -- Upside-down land -- Us and them -- Freedom from fear -- Lean on -- Toussaint -- The golden door -- Exit, voice, loyalty -- Shrink the change -- The end. |
| Subject |
Power, Samantha.
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Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
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Obama, Barack -- Friends and associates.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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| ISBN |
9780062820693 (hardcover) |
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0062820699 (hardcover) |
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