03559cam a2200313 4500 759515050 TxAuBib 20190924120000.0 190920s2019||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780062943842 lg. print : alk.paper $29.99 0062943847 lg. print : alk.paper $29.99 KyBuM KyBuM TxGR TxAuBib Power, Samantha. The education of an idealist [Large Type Book] : a memoir / Samantha Power. 1st HarperLuxe large print ed. New York, NY : HarperLuxe, 2019. xvii, 957 p. (large print) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. Part one -- Ireland -- America -- Loss -- Dignity -- Tank man -- Doers -- Risk -- Hearts of darkness -- "Tell Clinton" -- The secret to a long life -- "Go remember" -- "A problem from hell" -- Upstanders -- Going to Washington -- The bat cave -- Yes we can -- Monster -- Victory -- Part two -- No manual -- Can we go home now? -- April 24th -- Turnaround -- Toolbox -- Revolutions -- All necessary measures -- Let's pray they accomplish something -- One shot -- "Can't be both" -- The red line -- "Chemical weapons were used" -- When America sneezes -- Upside-down land -- Us and them -- Freedom from fear -- Lean on -- Toussaint -- The golden door -- Exit, voice, loyalty -- Shrink the change -- The end. "In her memoir, Power offers an urgent response to the question 'What can one person do?'--and a call for a clearer eye, a kinder heart, and a 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 Cabinet official. In 2005, her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of newly elected senator Barack Obama, who invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then on his presidential campaign. After Obama was elected president, Power went from being an activist outsider to a government insider, navigating the halls of power while trying to put her ideals into practice. She served for four years as Obama's human rights adviser, and in 2013, he named her US Ambassador to the United Nations, the youngest American to assume the role. A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Power transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy. Humorous and deeply honest, The Education of an Idealist lays bare the searing battles and defining moments of her life and shows how she juggled the demands of a 24/7 national security job with the challenge of raising two young children. Along the way, she illuminates the intricacies of politics and geopolitics, reminding us how the United States can lead in the world, and why we each have the opportunity to advance the cause of human dignity. Power's memoir is an unforgettable account of the power of idealism--and of one person's fierce determination to make a difference"--From the publisher's web site. 20190924. Power, Samantha. Obama, Barack Friends and associates. Human rights workers United States Biography. College teachers United States Biography. Ambassadors United States Biography. United States Politics and government 2009-2017. Biographies. RV8