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    The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
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    The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
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    The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

    Written by Kamala Harris

    Narrated by Kamala Harris

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    About this audiobook

    From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.

    Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrants, she was raised in an Oakland, California, community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents — an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India — met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing up, Harris herself never hid her passion for justice, and when she became a prosecutor out of law school, a deputy district attorney, she quickly established herself as one of the most innovative change agents in American law enforcement. She progressed rapidly to become the elected District Attorney for San Francisco, and then the chief law enforcement officer of the state of California as a whole. Known for bringing a voice to the voiceless, she took on the big banks during the foreclosure crisis, winning a historic settlement for California's working families.

    Her hallmarks were applying a holistic, data-driven approach to many of California's thorniest issues, always eschewing stale "tough on crime" rhetoric as presenting a series of false choices. Neither "tough" nor "soft" but smart on crime became her mantra. Being smart means learning the truths that can make us better as a community, and supporting those truths with all our might. That has been the pole star that guided Harris to a transformational career as the top law enforcement official in California, and it is guiding her now as a transformational United States Senator, grappling with an array of complex issues that affect her state, our country, and the world, from health care and the new economy to immigration, national security, the opioid crisis, and accelerating inequality.

    By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in The Truths We Hold a master class in problem solving, in crisis management, and leadership in challenging times. Through the arc of her own life, on into the great work of our day, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values. In an audiobook rich in many home truths, not least is that a relatively small number of people work very hard to convince a great many of us that we have less in common than we actually do, but it falls to us to look past them and get on with the good work of living our common truth. When we do, our shared effort will continue to sustain us and this great nation, now and in the years to come.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 8, 2019
    ISBN9781984885722
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    The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
    Author

    Kamala Harris

    Kamala D. Harris was a prosecutor in Oakland, California, before being elected as San Francisco's District Attorney in 2003 and reelected in 2007. In 2011, she became Attorney General of California—winning reelection in 2014—before going on to become a U.S. Senator from California in 2016.

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    • 5/5
      To the Women, Mothers, Daughters of the World and To Men, Fathers and Sons of the World; We share the same world and we all have the ability to contribute to the growth, preservation and sustainability of our planet. KAMALA 4 THE PEOPLE
    • 5/5
      Excellent and inspiring story about a strong woman who is a leader for the people. While i throughly enjoy Kampala Harris Book. I don't thibk she is presidential material quite yet. I think she needs another term as senator before she is really ready for that role and what it will ask of her.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book is an excellent read for anyone who wants to know who Kamala really is. This book highlights how this smart, intelligent woman became the person she is today.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Made me reconsider my vote a bit! Very well written!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This book helped me better understand a rising star.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Love Kamala’s story and being able to listen to her voice with the audiobook!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A Wonderful Book full of truth and convictions. Senator Kamala Harris has an important story to tell about her own upbringing and her very successful career. I did not know much about Senator Kamala Harris before this book but I now know she stands for her principles including fairness, integrity, and honesty as well as a fighter for the people. After this reading I am convinced she is probably the most qualified candidate for the 2020 Presidential Bid. As a result, I will not only vote for her to be President but will reach out to get involved in her campaign. In the book she conveys her thoughtfulness and bright vision while telling her story and I think that most civically minded people will enjoy the read. I highly recommend the book and hope she becomes the next President of The United States.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      You’ve got my vote Kamala. You discussed all my concerns what we need to focus on.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Interesting strong voice. I would have liked more sense of struggle. When was it hard to know and do the right thing? When was it not clear? When did she get it wrong? How did she learn?
    • 1/5
      She wants to be the black Hillary. I commend her effort but she is not what we need as president right now... or ever
    • 1/5
      Anything this person says is almost always a lie the people on the left have gone crazy