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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir (utgåvan 2019)

av Samantha Power (Författare)

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A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019

  • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2019
    • ONE OF TIME'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019
    • AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
    • A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019
    • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2019

      "Her highly personal and reflective memoir . . . is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world."??President Barack Obama

      An intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner, human rights advocate, and former UN Ambassador Samantha Power.

      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. In 2005, her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential campaign. After Obama was elected president, Power went from being an activist outsider to a government insider, navigating the halls of power while trying to put her ideals into practice. She served for four years as Obama's human rights adviser, and in 2013, he named her US Ambassador to the United Nations, the youngest American to assume the role.

      Power transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. Humorous and deeply honest, The Education of an Idealist lays bare the searing battles and defining moments of her life and shows how she juggled the demands of a 24/7 national security job with the challenge of raising two young children. Along the way, she illuminates the intricacies of politics and geopolitics, reminding us how the United States can lead in the world, and why we each have the opportunity to advance the cause of human dignity. Power's memoir is an unforgettable account of the power of idealism and of one person's fierce determination to make a difference.

      "This is a wonderful book. [...] The interweaving of Power's personal story, family story, diplomatic history and moral arguments is executed seamlessly and with unblinking honesty."??THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, The New York Times Book Review

      "Honest, personal, revealing... about the development of a young woman's inner strength and self-knowledge."??COLM T?IBÍN, author of Brooklyn and Nora Webster

      "Truly engrossing."??RACHEL MADDOW

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  • Medlem:aron124
    Titel:The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
    Författare:Samantha Power (Författare)
    Info:Dey Street Books (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 592 pages
    Samlingar:Have Read
    Betyg:****
    Taggar:Memoir, Politics

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    Starting as a journalist and a writer, working her way up to counselor to a president then UN Ambassador and now Director of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power is to be admired. Her 'education' is thoughtful, incisive, dangerous, maddening and completely truthful. ( )
      ben_r47 | Feb 22, 2024 |
    I had thought for many years I'd go into foreign service (took the exam, took a foreign language exam, won a Fulbright, won other fellowships to do international development, etc), and completing this memoir just confirmed I'm not cut out for it. I have grown into someone who is more aware of differences and recognizes we need to reach across the aisle. But the truth is that I need sleep.

    The beginning moves slowly, and to be honest, I found the early parts of her time with the Obama administration boring. It gets a little more interesting during her second term.

    ( )
      tyk314 | Jan 22, 2024 |
    I had thought for many years I'd go into foreign service (took the exam, took a foreign language exam, won a Fulbright, won other fellowships to do international development, etc), and completing this memoir just confirmed I'm not cut out for it. I have grown into someone who is more aware of differences and recognizes we need to reach across the aisle. But the truth is that I need sleep.

    The beginning moves slowly, and to be honest, I found the early parts of her time with the Obama administration boring. It gets a little more interesting during her second term.

    ( )
      tyk314 | Jan 22, 2024 |
    Feels like an artifact from the last days of liberalism. ( )
      tourmikes | Jan 3, 2024 |
    Fantastic ( )
      emmby | Oct 4, 2023 |
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    A NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

    ONE OF AUDIBLE'S BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019

    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019

    AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2019 ONE OF TIME'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019 AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2019

    "Her highly personal and reflective memoir . . . is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world."??President Barack Obama

    An intimate, powerful, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner, human rights advocate, and former UN Ambassador Samantha Power.

    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. In 2005, her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential campaign. After Obama was elected president, Power went from being an activist outsider to a government insider, navigating the halls of power while trying to put her ideals into practice. She served for four years as Obama's human rights adviser, and in 2013, he named her US Ambassador to the United Nations, the youngest American to assume the role.

    Power transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. Humorous and deeply honest, The Education of an Idealist lays bare the searing battles and defining moments of her life and shows how she juggled the demands of a 24/7 national security job with the challenge of raising two young children. Along the way, she illuminates the intricacies of politics and geopolitics, reminding us how the United States can lead in the world, and why we each have the opportunity to advance the cause of human dignity. Power's memoir is an unforgettable account of the power of idealism and of one person's fierce determination to make a difference.

    "This is a wonderful book. [...] The interweaving of Power's personal story, family story, diplomatic history and moral arguments is executed seamlessly and with unblinking honesty."??THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, The New York Times Book Review

    "Honest, personal, revealing... about the development of a young woman's inner strength and self-knowledge."??COLM T?IBÍN, author of Brooklyn and Nora Webster

    "Truly engrossing."??RACHEL MADDOW

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