Boxer Barbara
Boxer Barbara - The Art Of Tough Fearlessly Facing Politics And Life - Paperback
Boxer Barbara - The Art Of Tough Fearlessly Facing Politics And Life - Paperback
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Description: After serving in Congress for more than thirty years as both a congresswoman and a senator Senator Boxer has proven herself to be a passionate advocate for significant issues of our time including the military civil rights universal health care and the environment. With a who's who of politics of the past three decades Boxer shows all of the machinations that it takes to make government work much of it off the record. Featuring names beloved and reviled Boxer takes us behind the scenes to show us what it has been like to deal with George W. Bush John Mc Cain and Mitch Mc Connell as well as Tip O Neill the Clintons Obama and so many more. Raised in a Jewish working - class neighborhood in Brooklyn NY Boxer was a journalist who decided she could make a difference and ran for local office in California inspired to fight tooth and nail to help bring that American dream of "a more perfect union " into fruition. Behind closed doors in secret negotiating rooms Boxer has seen it all: petty squabbling bare - knuckled dysfunctional debate and vicious character assassinations. Drawing back the curtain Boxer leads readers in a master class in statecraft revealing the truth behind controversial policies temperamental elected officials and sensational media headlines that have dominated our national discourse. In this passionate heartfelt testament to one woman's life's work to improve democracy for all Senator Boxer offers her views on how American government is flawed and can be rescued to ultimately flourish but only with the full participation of the nation at large.
Title: The Art Of Tough Fearlessly Facing Politics And Life
Author(s): Boxer Barbara
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Barcode: 9780316311472
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 6/6/2017
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
Description: After serving in Congress for more than thirty years as both a congresswoman and a senator Senator Boxer has proven herself to be a passionate advocate for significant issues of our time including the military civil rights universal health care and the environment. With a who's who of politics of the past three decades Boxer shows all of the machinations that it takes to make government work much of it off the record. Featuring names beloved and reviled Boxer takes us behind the scenes to show us what it has been like to deal with George W. Bush John Mc Cain and Mitch Mc Connell as well as Tip O Neill the Clintons Obama and so many more. Raised in a Jewish working - class neighborhood in Brooklyn NY Boxer was a journalist who decided she could make a difference and ran for local office in California inspired to fight tooth and nail to help bring that American dream of "a more perfect union " into fruition. Behind closed doors in secret negotiating rooms Boxer has seen it all: petty squabbling bare - knuckled dysfunctional debate and vicious character assassinations. Drawing back the curtain Boxer leads readers in a master class in statecraft revealing the truth behind controversial policies temperamental elected officials and sensational media headlines that have dominated our national discourse. In this passionate heartfelt testament to one woman's life's work to improve democracy for all Senator Boxer offers her views on how American government is flawed and can be rescued to ultimately flourish but only with the full participation of the nation at large.
Title: The Art Of Tough Fearlessly Facing Politics And Life
Author(s): Boxer Barbara
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Barcode: 9780316311472
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 6/6/2017
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
