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The book of Joe : the life, wit, and (sometimes accidental) wisdom of Joe Biden / Jeff Wilser.

Title

The book of Joe : the life, wit, and (sometimes accidental) wisdom of Joe Biden / Jeff Wilser.

Author

Wilser, Jeff

Publication

New York : Three Rivers Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description

xv, 204 pages : illustrations; 20 cm

Summary

Structured around key moments in Biden's life and career--and filled with Biden-isms like "That's a bunch of malarkey" and "I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid"--this blend of biography, advice, and humor will reveal the experiences that forged Joe Biden, and the lessons we can use in our own lives. Along the way, readers will also encounter fun sidebars on his love of muscle cars, his most endearing gaffes, his bromance with President Obama, and much more.The aviators. The Amtrak. The ice cream cones. The memes. Few politicians are as iconic, or as beloved, as Joe Biden. Now, in The Book of Joe, Biden fans will finally have the definitive look at America's favorite vice president--and what he can teach us. Yet beneath the memorable Biden-isms, the book will reveal an inspirational story of a man who keeps "getting back up." We need this right now. Much as Biden has come back from both professional missteps and personal heartbreaks, sometimes we all have to get back up and fight. Given Biden's reputation as a decent, plainspoken, patriotic statesman of integrity, this entertaining and practical book will be both a celebration of great political figure and an essential guide to creating the America he believes in so dearly.

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Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-204).

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Part I: the upstart. 1. The boy who couldn't speak (1942-60) ; 2. Hot young Biden (1960-72) ; 3. The hail Mary (1972) -- Part II: the senator. 4. Biden time (1972-88) ; Biden v. Bork (1987-88) ; 6. It's on us (1988-94) ; 7. Second chance (1991-2008) -- Part III: the veep. 8. From gaffes to glory (2008-2016) ; 9. Beau (1969-2015) ; 10. Get back up! (2016-forever).

ISBN

0525572589
9780525572589
9780525572596 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

1006910993
SCSB-12142328

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library