A Fighting Chance
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1627790527 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She was so agitated by the unfairness of bankruptcy law that she wrote books about it and used her professorship at Harvard as a platform, eventually launching herself into a career in Washington. She offers a behind-the-scenes look at the political deal-making and head-butting machinations in efforts to restore the nation’s financial system after the mortgage debacle. senator from Massachusetts. From Booklist *Starred Review* Warren gained national notoriety during her tenure on the commission to study the financial crisis, leading to creation of the consumer finance agency she headed briefly. In this enga
"A nice intro to Elizabeth Warren" according to George F. Greene. I'm a real fan and I know this book is the obligatory autobiography every seeker of higher office must have so it is a bit uneven. You do come away with a good sense of who she is and why she dopes what she does. There's a bit about her upbringing and the ideas that formed her later activism. She seems a reluctant activist, but you see that she does what she does because it needs to be done and she can do . GREAT BOOK, SHOULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM IN HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE lotus flower Elizabeth is my new hero, I love her writing, the book is very, very easy to read, she simplifies what she is trying to say. I worked in the banking industry for several banks in my younger days from the early 70's until the 90's and she made so much sense to me because I recall saying to myself that banking is become more and more complicated for me that I decided to changed my career. I am so grateful th. A modest story of a truly remarkable woman! As Elizabeth tells her story of her life and all her accomplishments and disappointments, she never once sounds boastful. She describes her never ending fight for the middle class American with conviction and passion. This books outlines the journey of an amazing woman of high moral standards with family and work, compassion for everyone she meets, and a constant drive to make opportunity for all a realty.
A former Harvard Law School professor, she is the author of eight books, including All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan and The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke, written with her daughter, Amelia Tyagi. Elizabeth Warren is the senior senator from Massachusetts.
In this passionate, funny, rabble-rousing book, Warren shows why she has chosen to fight tooth and nail for the middle classand why she has become a hero to all those who believe that America's government can and must do better for working families.. Early marriage and motherhood seemed to put even that dream out of reach, but fifteen years later she was a distinguished law professor with a deep understanding of why people go bankrupt. She tried to hold the federal government accountable during the financial crisis but became a target of the big banks. Then came the phone call that changed her life: could she come to Washington DC to help advise Congress on rewriting the bankruptcy laws?Thus began an impolite education into the bare-knuckled, often dysfunctional ways of Washington. She fought for better bankruptcy laws for ten years and lost. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really worksand really doesn'tin A Fighting ChanceAs a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabet