Book : A Fighting Chance - Warren, Elizabeth

-Titulo Original : A Fighting Chance

-Fabricante :

Picador

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About the Author Elizabeth Warren is the senior senator from Massachusetts. A former Harvard Law School professor, she is the author of eight books, including All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan and The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke, written with her daughter, Amelia Tyagi. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works-and really doesnt.As a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher-an ambitious goal, given her familys modest means. Early marriage and motherhood seemed to put even that dream out of reach, but fifteen years later she was a distinguished law professor with a deep understanding of why people go bankrupt. Then came the phone call that changed her life: Could she come to Washington, D.C. to help advise Congress on rewriting the bankruptcy laws?Thus began an impolite education into the bare-knuckled, often dysfunctional ways of Washington. She fought for better bankruptcy laws for ten years and lost. She tried to hold the federal government accountable during the financial crisis but became a target of the big banks. She came up with the idea for a new agency designed to protect consumers from predatory bankers and was denied the opportunity to run it. Finally, at age 62, she decided to run for elective office and won the most competitive-and watched-Senate race in the country. In this passionate, funny, rabble-rousing book, Warren shows why she has chosen to fight tooth and nail for the middle class-and why she has become a hero to all those who believe that Americas government can and must do better for working families. Review A potent mix of memoir and policy...The title of this book reminds us that this is about Warrens fight. She is still the fiery advocate who called for a bureau to protect consumers or, as a second choice, no agency at all and plenty of blood and teeth left on the floor. The New York Times Book ReviewMoving...Ultimately, the books message is that one person can make a difference....After reading this book, it is comforting to know that Elizabeth Warren, with her passion, anger and bluntness, will not be silenced. The Washington Post“[Warrens] storytelling is well-paced and engaging....She mixes policy points with rich behind-the-scenes anecdotes.” The Boston Globe“Intelligent and informative...[Warren is] good, plainspoken company who makes you feel smarter for having spent such easy time with her....Her new book, which is a loving look at her family as well as her country, will only broaden her base.” Entertainment Weekly“A revealing account of Warrens rise to prominence...[Warrens] arguments demand to be taken seriously....As a politician and activist, Warrens great strength is that she retains the outsiders perspective, and the outsiders sense of moral outrage, which runs throughout A Fighting Chance....Shes an indomitable battler for the underdog, and she doesnt take no for an answer.” The New York Review of Books“The Wall Street watchdog and U.S. senator has produced a readable and sometimes infuriating explanation of the biggest financial crisis of our time.” People“[Warren] has a compelling story to tell....She is also entertaining about professional politics.” The Economist“Warrens prose is as...direct as her books title. She has a good story to tell and she tells it well....Warrens accomplishments defied expectations virtually every step of the way.” The Christian Science Monitor“Passionate...Her vision [for the country], laid out elegantly and effectively in A Fighting Chance, involves investments by we the people, through our government, in schools, roads and research labs, and in a social safety net for the least among us, investments that are, at once, in our own self-inter