A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767931122 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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. In 2010, he began his second term as governor of Massachusetts. He has worked as an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was later appointed, by President Clinton, as the assistant attorney general for civil rights. Governor Patrick has also been general counsel at Texaco and Coca-Cola. After junior high school, he received
Kevin L. Nenstiel said Spirited Life. Governor Patrick's quintessential Horatio Alger story qualifies him as a genuine embodiment of America's best virtues. Raised by a single mother in Chicago's storied south side, his natural gifts and hearty determination led him through an elite education to a career fighting for those who can't fight. Mike Cunha said An American Success Story. Patrick's autobiography, "A Reason to Believe," is more engaging than most of the genre. While he was inclined to do well academically, his growing up in Chicago's South Side to a poverty-line family wouldn't point to a foundation for future success. His parents divorced early in his life, and he was . George DeMark said simple, wrenching, inspiring - NOT a political tract. I am skeptical of books by politicians. Most of them aren't memoirs at all but transparently cynical attempts to promote either of the party's beliefs. (If something has HEART or AMERICA in the title - run the other way). But Deval Patrick's memoir is something altogether different - meaning it is a t
To learn more, visit abetterchance.. In this heartfelt and inspirational book, he pays tribute to the family, friends, and strangers who, through words and deeds, have instilled in him transcendent lessons of faith, perseverance, and friendship. “I’ve simply seen too much goodness in this country—and have come so far in my own journey—not to believe in those ideals, and my faith in the future is sometimes restored under the darkest clouds.” —Governor Deval Patrick In January 2007, Deval Patrick became the first black governor of the state of Massachusetts, one of only two black governors elected in American history. In doing so, he reminds us of the power of community and the imperative of idealism. From a chaotic childhood to an elite boarding sc
Patrick tells his extraordinary life story with eloquence, grace, and humor, moving skillfully from start to finish between a child’s tender voice and an adult’s perspective.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author of Team of Rivals “This fascinating story represents a testament against the self-fulfilling cynicism that increasingly infects the American view of American politics—a testament against stupidity, a testament for honorable public service.” —Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Strength in What Remains and Mountains Beyond Mountains “As the first black governor of Massachusetts, and as only the second African American to be elected governor in the United States, Deval Patrick is a history-making, pathbreaking figure in our state and national life. He is an inspiration to all of us, o