{"product_id":"9781913348823-promises-to-keep","title":"Promises to Keep","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresident Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eJoe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In \u003cem\u003ePromises to Keep\u003c\/em\u003e, he reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromises to Keep\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33729409187937,"sku":"9781913348823","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27209067.jpg?v=1721575911","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913348823-promises-to-keep","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}