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The Resource Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose, Joe Biden, (large print:)

Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose, Joe Biden, (large print:)

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""Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career. Vice President Biden traveled more than a hundred thousand miles that year, across the world, dealing with crises in Ukraine, Central America, and Iraq. When a call came from New York, or Capitol Hill, or Kyiv, or Baghdad--"Joe, I need your help"--he responded. For twelve months, while Beau fought for and then lost his life, the vice president balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country and his responsibilities to his family. And never far away was the insistent and urgent question of whether he should seek the presidency in 2016. The year brought real triumph and accomplishment, and wrenching pain. But even in the worst times, Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long, deep bonds with his family, on his faith, and on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office, Barack Obama. Writing with poignancy and immediacy, Joe Biden allows readers to feel the urgency of each moment, to experience the days when he felt unable to move forward as well as the days when he felt like he could not afford to stop. This is a book written not just by the vice president, but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future."--Provided by publisher
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
359 pages (large print)
Contents
  • Biden family Thanksgiving
  • Have a purpose
  • Solace
  • Trust
  • Keeping busy
  • It has to be you
  • Calculated risks
  • Home base
  • You have to tell them the truth
  • Can you stay?
  • Run, Joe, run
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9781432846824
Instance
Label
Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose
Title
Promise me, Dad
Title remainder
a year of hope, hardship, and purpose
Statement of responsibility
Joe Biden
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
""Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career. Vice President Biden traveled more than a hundred thousand miles that year, across the world, dealing with crises in Ukraine, Central America, and Iraq. When a call came from New York, or Capitol Hill, or Kyiv, or Baghdad--"Joe, I need your help"--he responded. For twelve months, while Beau fought for and then lost his life, the vice president balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country and his responsibilities to his family. And never far away was the insistent and urgent question of whether he should seek the presidency in 2016. The year brought real triumph and accomplishment, and wrenching pain. But even in the worst times, Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long, deep bonds with his family, on his faith, and on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office, Barack Obama. Writing with poignancy and immediacy, Joe Biden allows readers to feel the urgency of each moment, to experience the days when he felt unable to move forward as well as the days when he felt like he could not afford to stop. This is a book written not just by the vice president, but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future."--Provided by publisher
Index
no index present
LC call number
E840.8.B54
LC item number
A3 2017b (BIOG) (LARGE PRINT)
Literary form
non fiction
Label
Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose, Joe Biden, (large print:)
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Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Biden family Thanksgiving -- Have a purpose -- Solace -- Trust -- Keeping busy -- It has to be you -- Calculated risks -- Home base -- You have to tell them the truth -- Can you stay? -- Run, Joe, run -- Epilogue
Control code
ctw20171212
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
359 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432846824
Lccn
2017047647
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
n
Physical substance
nlarge print
Specific material designation
large print
Label
Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose, Joe Biden, (large print:)
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Biden family Thanksgiving -- Have a purpose -- Solace -- Trust -- Keeping busy -- It has to be you -- Calculated risks -- Home base -- You have to tell them the truth -- Can you stay? -- Run, Joe, run -- Epilogue
Control code
ctw20171212
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
359 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9781432846824
Lccn
2017047647
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
n
Physical substance
nlarge print
Specific material designation
large print

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