THE JOY OF POLITICS: SURVIVING CANCER, A CAMPAIGN, A PANDEMIC, AN INSURRECTION, AND LIFE'S OTHER UNEXPECTED CURVEBALLS [Signed]

Klobuchar, Amy

ISBN 10: 1250285143 / ISBN 13: 9781250285140

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2023

About this Item

Octavo, 362 pages. In Very Good condition, with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue paper boards with white lettering to spine. Mild shelf wear to boards, including bumping to tail; slight cocking to spine (boards somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy); light age-toning to text block and interior pages, text remains clear and legible. Dust jacket protected by a mylar covering; spine blue with white lettering and red textbox. Mild general shelf wear to dust jacket; price uncut: "$30.00 / $40.00 Can." Signed flat by Klobuchar on title page. Shelved in U.S. Political Biography. 1399137. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE JOY OF POLITICS: SURVIVING CANCER, A CAMPAIGN, A PANDEMIC, AN INSURRECTION, AND LIFE'S OTHER UNEXPECTED CURVEBALLS [Signed]
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1250285143
• ISBN 13: 9781250285140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Dupont Circle
  • Politics, Government, and Law

About this title

Synopsis

An intimate and revelatory memoir―on personal challenges, political turmoil, and the state of American democracy―from one of the most effective voices in politics, Amy Klobuchar.

During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senator Klobuchar has been in the room where it happens―on the Senate floor for critical votes during the pandemic, at the debate podium during one of the most critical presidential elections in US history, and in the Capitol on January 6, 2021, when insurrectionists stormed the building, interrupting the certification of the electoral college. It was well past midnight when Klobuchar stood beside then-Vice President Pence to officially certify President Biden's victory.


In her candid, honest, and at times bitingly funny memoir, the pragmatic senator shares insider stories from these historic moments, while also inviting readers into her personal life. An underdog in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, she built surprising early momentum--only to suspend her candidacy in order to support Joe Biden. Within weeks of returning to work in the Senate, the sudden onslaught of COVID-19 hit her family directly. Her husband got very sick and spent a week in the hospital on oxygen and a month in isolation. Klobuchar shares her experience facing a cancer diagnosis while watching her beloved father succumb to Alzheimer's. She recounts the dramatic narrative of January 6 and how close we came to losing our democracy. And, with her signature humor, she reveals what it's like to work with some of her more...well, interesting...colleagues.


At the crux of these stories is a narrative of resilience – of personal resilience and the resilience of a nation – and, improbably, joy.

About the Author

AMY KLOBUCHAR, the daughter of a newspaperman and a schoolteacher, is the senior senator from Minnesota, the first woman from that state to be elected to the U.S. Senate. A national leader in the Democratic party, she ran for president in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and has a well-earned reputation for working across the aisle to pass legislation that supports families, workers and small businesses. She and her husband, John, are proud parents of their daughter, Abigail, now in law school.