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The book of Joe, the life, wit, and (sometimes accidental) wisdom of Joe Biden, Jeff Wilser

eng

individual biography

no index present

non fiction

The book of Joe

Jeff Wilser

the life, wit, and (sometimes accidental) wisdom of Joe Biden

The ultimate guide to America's favorite vice president, filled with all of the key moments, all of the lessons, and none of the malarkey. The aviators. The Amtrak. The ice cream cones. The memes. Few politicians are as iconic, or as beloved, as Joe Biden. Now, in The Book of Joe, Biden fans will finally have the definitive look at America's favorite vice president-and what he can teach us. Structured around key moments in Biden's life and career-and filled with Biden-isms like "That's a bunch of malarkey" and "I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid"-this blend of biography, advice, and humor will reveal the experiences that forged Joe Biden, and the lessons we can use in our own lives. Along the way, readers will also encounter fun sidebars on his love of muscle cars, his most endearing gaffes, his bromance with President Obama, and much more. Yet beneath the memorable Biden-isms, the book will reveal an inspirational story of a man who keeps "getting back up." We need this right now. Much as Biden has come back from both professional missteps and personal heartbreaks, sometimes we all have to get back up and fight. Given Biden's reputation as a decent, plainspoken, patriotic statesman of integrity, this entertaining and practical book will be both a celebration of great political figure and an essential guide to creating the America he believes in so dearly

pt. I THE UPSTART -- 1.The Boy Who Couldn't Speak (1942--60) -- "I may be Irish, but I'm not stupid." -- 2.Hot Young Biden (1960--72) -- "I probably started my first year of college a little too interested in football and meeting new girls. There were a lot of new girls to meet." -- 3.The Hail Mary (1972) -- "The smart guys covering Delaware politics didn't give me a snowman's chance in August." -- pt. II THE SENATOR -- 4.Blden Time (1972--88) -- "I ain't changing my brand. I know what I believe. I'm confident in what I know. And I'm gonna say it. And if folks like it, wonderful. If they don't like it, I understand." -- 5.Biden v. Bork (1987--88) -- "Judge Bork, I guarantee you this little mallet is going to assure you every single right to make your views known. That is a guarantee." -- 6.It's On Us (1988--94) -- "You `re a coward for raising a hand to a woman or child---and you're complicit if you fail to condemn it." -- 7.Second Chances (1991--2008) -- "And I absolutely can say, with certainty, I would not be anybody's vice president, period." -- pt. III THE VEEP -- 8.From Gaffes to Glory (2008--2016) -- "The number one issue facing the middle class [is] a three-letter word: Jobs. J-O-B-S." -- 9.Beau (1969--2015) -- "A parent knows success when his child turns out better than he did. In the words of the Biden family: Beau Biden was, quite simply, the finest man any of us have ever known." -- 10.Get Back Up! (2016--Forever) -- "Millions of Americans have been knocked down, and this is the time [when] we get back up, get back up together."