{"product_id":"promises-to-keep-joe-biden-9781922310897","title":"Promises to Keep","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresident-elect Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresident-elect Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling. - Joe Biden\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In Promises to Keep, he reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith his customary honesty and wit, Biden movingly and eloquently 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 relationships with presidents, world leaders, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; and his leadership of powerful Senate committees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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 honour family and faith; to value persistence, candour, and honesty - are the foundation on which he has based his life's work as husband, father, and public servant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePromises to Keep is an intimate series of reflections from a politician who surmounted numerous challenges to become one of America's most effective leaders and who refuses to be cynical about politics. It is also a stirring testament to the promise of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A compelling personal story.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Moving ...  Biden's  response to tragedy and near death  is  both admirable and likeable.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-Salon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A ripping good read ... Biden is a master storyteller and has stories worth telling.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-The Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joe Biden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43175338508531,"sku":"9781922310897","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781922310897.jpg?v=1662072940","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/promises-to-keep-joe-biden-9781922310897","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}