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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

Written by Joe Biden

Narrated by Mark Deakins

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The New York Times bestselling memoir of Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president
 
In Promises to Keep, Joe Biden reveals the experiences that shaped him with his customary candor and charm. He movingly recounts growing up in a staunchly Catholic multigenerational household in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware; overcoming personal tragedy, life-threatening illness, and career setbacks; his relations, as a United States senator for more than thirty-five years, with fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; and his leadership of powerful Senate committees.
 
Through these and other recollections, Biden shows us how the guiding principles he learned early in life-to work to make people's lives better; to honor family and faith; to value persistence, candor, and honesty-are the foundation on which he has based his life's work as husband, father, and legislator.
 
Promises to Keep is the story of a man who surmounted numerous challenges to become one of our most effective leaders. It is also an intimate series of reflections from a public servant who witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history and refuses to be cynical about political leadership-a stirring testament to the promise of the United States.
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Release dateSep 30, 2008
ISBN9780739383902
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
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Joe Biden

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, was first elected to the Senate in 1972, and served there until 2009, when he assumed the office of vice president under Barack Obama for two terms. He grew up in New Castle County, Delaware, and graduated from the University of Delaware and the Syracuse University College of Law. He lives in Wilmington, Delaware.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I read this in the hopes of learning more about the candidate in his own words. It actually made me like him less. He comes across as very privileged and frequently condescending. His personal tragedies are horrible, but his political career was built through steam room introductions and private lunches. He tries to make it sound like he worked so hard to get himself where he is, but at the same time jokes about people saying he wasn’t a hard worker and he just knew how to charm people. He also spends a ton of time justifying past behavior, like a plagiarism scandal that ruined his presidential campaign in the ‘80s, and sounds so defensive. It left me feeling cold.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Then-Senator Biden’s autobiography is an interesting read with lots of historical, as well as personal, details. In the beginning when talking about his childhood and growing up, Biden presents lots of family and personal anecdotes to the point that it feels like “Grandpa Joe” is sitting across from you in the kitchen and telling you some old-timey stories. After a while, Biden’s journey becomes less personal and more political as he talks about his days in the U.S. Senate and running for president in the 1980s. He provides an interesting look at politics from the inside (i.e., the different cafeterias in the Senate, the Senate gym, etc.) Later, he includes a long section where he intertwines two personal political battles - the long road toward passing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Bosnian genocide. This section was particularly interesting to me, although obviously heart-wrenching because of its discussion of domestic violence, rape, war, etc. Biden takes us to the then-current day with problems that are still ongoing today (e.g., wars in Afghanistan and Iraq) and his vision for the future. He's far more optimistic than me about America's prospects, but it’s nice to end on a hopeful note. Surprisingly, the audio book is not read by Biden himself, but Mark Deakins does a very good job as the narrator. Overall, this was an engrossing and informative book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I enjoyed the Senator's (Vice-President-Elect) life journey to his present status. The book has very interesting insights into recent historical events and people. I also got to understand the Senator's political philosophy. The narrative is in an engaging style that is easy to read. The end was a presidential pitch though.