The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir Audiobook (Free)

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“A must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world.”-Leader Barack Obama

“This is a wonderful publication. […] The interweaving of Power’s personal story, family story, diplomatic history and moral quarrels is executed seamlessly and with unblinking honesty.”-THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, THE BRAND NEW York Times Reserve Review

“Honest, personal, uncovering… about the introduction of a young woman’s inner power about The Education of the Idealist: A Memoir and self-knowledge.”-COLM TÓIBÍN, writer of Brooklyn and Nora Webster

“Truly engrossing.”-RACHEL MADDOW

An intimate, effective, and galvanizing memoir by Pulitzer Prize champion, human rights advocate, and previous UN Ambassador Samantha Power.

In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the query ‘What can one person do?’ and a call for a clearer eyes, a kinder center, and a far more open and civil hand in our politics and daily lives. The Education of an Idealist traces Power’s distinctly American journey from immigrant to war correspondent to presidential Cupboard public. In 2005, her critiques folks foreign policy caught the eye of recently elected senator Barack Obama, who asked her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential advertising campaign. After Obama was elected chief executive, Power went from being an activist outsider to a government insider, navigating the halls of power while attempting to place her ideals into practice. She served for four years as Obama’s human being rights adviser, and in 2013, he named her US Ambassador to the United Nations, the youngest American to suppose the role.

Power transports us from her years as a child in Dublin towards the streets of war-torn Bosnia towards the White colored House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. Funny and deeply honest, THE TRAINING of an Idealist lays uncovered the searing fights and defining occasions of her existence and displays how she juggled the needs of the 24/7 national protection job with the task of raising two young children. Along the way, she illuminates the intricacies of politics and geopolitics, reminding us how the United States may lead in the globe, and just why we each have the opportunity to advance the reason for human being dignity. Power’s memoir is an unforgettable account of the energy of idealism and of 1 person’s fierce perseverance to produce a difference.