The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life / / Barbara Boxer
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Boxer Barbara
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| Titolo: |
The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life / / Barbara Boxer
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Hachette Books, , [2016] |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 328.73092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women legislators - United States |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The first lesson of tough -- Love, California, and the war that changed everything -- At home in the House -- An unsettling time: AIDS, sexual harassment, and the Senate -- From an asterisk in the polls to Senator -- Crashing the old boys' club -- The insanity of impeachment, a stolen election, the horrors of 9/11 and Iraq -- Unforgettable colleagues, a lonely dissent, and the best election ever -- The crash, leaders, sexual harassment 2.0, and the sudden partisanship of the environment -- The end and a beginning. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Barbara Boxer has made her mark, combining compassionate advocacy with scrappiness in a political career spanning more than three decades. Now, retiring from the Senate, she continues the work to which she's dedicated 30 years in Congress. Her memoir shares her provocative and touching recollections of service, and cements her commitment to the fight for women, families, quality, environmental protection, all in a peaceful world. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The art of tough |
| ISBN: | 0-316-31144-8 |
| 0-316-31143-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910148647003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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