The Education of an Idealist : : a Memoir

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Call Number: 921 Power, Samantha, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Political Figures / Power, Samantha
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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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.
"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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Book is a great read submitted by hiker15 on August 23, 2020, 8:20am This book was very long but was actually a great read. It was interesting and eye-opening to learn about:
- the Bosnian war (of the mid 1990's) from the prospective of a journalist covering the war,
- the ups and downs of advising the U.S. President about actions to take to advance human rights in foreign countries
- what the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations actually does on a day-to-day basis.

I highly recommend this book.