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An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works-and really doesn't-in A Fighting Chance
As a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher-an ambitious goal, given her family's modest means. Early marriage and motherhood seemed to put even that dream out of reach, but fifteen...
2) Persist
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The influential senator and former presidential candidate, in this deeply personal book and a powerful call to action, writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy.
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You work hard -- really hard -- but it seems like there's never enough. Never enough to cover all the bills. Never enough to relax and have some fun. Never enough to save some real money. What has gone wrong? What is the secret that you haven't figured out? In All Your Worth, Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi -- mother/daughter authors of the acclaimed The Two-Income Trap -- tell you the truth about money. They lay out the new rules of money...
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The story of the first woman senator from Massachusetts, a modern-day feminist icon who reminds us to be outspoken, to resist, and--most importantly--to persist.
"This picture book biography will outline the incredible history of Elizabeth Warren, the first female senator from Massachusetts. Elizabeth came from a struggling middle-class family in Oklahoma City. After a heart attack put Elizabeth's father out of work, Elizabeth helped out by babysitting,...
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Nevertheless, she persisted. These three words became an inspiring battle cry across the United States in 2017, but the woman to whom they refer has been fighting passionately all of her life. Raised in a tough working-class home in Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren went on to become a revered scholar, a law professor, a U.S. Senator, and an unlikely political star. Following Warren's early life and rise in Washington politics, New York Times bestseller...
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Elizabeth Warren was the first woman senator elected in Massachusetts in 2013. But before she took that role, she was a respected professor of law. She has no fear of speaking up when she sees something she feels is wrong. Learn more about this powerful voice in the United States Senate.
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren has long been an original thinker and a powerful voice for the common man. Having worked her first job at the age of nine and witnessed first-hand the economic struggles of the American middle class, Warren never hesitates to tell the truth about the US economy. She has been a strong advocate for consumer protection; her work has led to the creation of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Get the Summary of Elizabeth Warren's Persist in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In Persist, Warren writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy. She's a mother who learned from wrenching personal experience why child care is so essential. She's a teacher who has known since grade school the value of a good and affordable education. She's a planner who understands...
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Get informed about the campaign issues and policies of Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren, the populist, progressive, definitively capitalist senator from Massachusetts.
Meet the Candidates 2020: Elizabeth Warren: A Voter's Guide will help you decide quickly if Warren deserves your vote for the Democratic nomination and to take on Donald Trump for president of the United States. Warren's strong economic background sets her apart; the senator from...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Elizabeth Warren's Persist
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1) Elizabeth Warren started teaching at Riverdale Elementary in New Jersey in 1970. By the end of the school year, she was fired due to her pregnancy with her daughter Amelia. Five years later son Alex came along. Warren eventually went back to teaching and got a law degree.
2) Back then, pregnant women had practically no rights. Employers would often ask very...
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Elizabeth came from a struggling middle-class family in Oklahoma City. After a heart attack put her father out of work, she helped out by babysitting, waitressing, and sewing, all while shining as a star member of her school's debate team. Debate taught her how to fight with her words, a skill that eventually won her a state championship and a college scholarship. As a lawyer and a law professor, she learned why it was so difficult for working-class...
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Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has twice been named one of the top 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine. This iconic politician has held many prestigious roles in government and continues to lend her powerful voice to key issues facing the American public. Her early life, philanthropy, and remarkable achievements are chronicled in this book for a new generation of young leaders.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 All Your Worth is about getting your money in balance. It consists of three categories: your must-haves, your savings, and your wants. When you get your money in balance, your money worries disappear.
#2 The old financial advice that you are in trouble because you buy too much stuff is completely wrong. For many people, it is impossible to take on a mortgage that...
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Elizabeth came from a struggling middle-class family in Oklahoma City. After a heart attack put her father out of work, she helped out by babysitting, waitressing, and sewing, all while shining as a star member of her school's debate team. Debate taught her how to fight with her words, a skill that eventually won her a state championship and a college scholarship. As a lawyer and a law professor, she learned why it was so difficult for working-class...
17) Summary of The Rebels by Joshua Green: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Corte
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DISCLAIMER This book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book.Summary of The Rebels by Joshua Green: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American PoliticsIN THIS SUMMARIZED BOOK, YOU WILL GET:Chapter astute outline of the main contents.Fast & simple understanding of the content analysis.Exceptionally summarized content that you...
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Before Elizabeth Warren was a Senator from Massachusetts and a presidential candidate with a plan for everything, she was a girl from Oklahoma who dreamed of becoming a teacher. Young Betsy Herring was an energetic tomboy and such a whizz in school, her second grade teacher looked her in the eyes and said, "When you grow up, if you really want to, you can do something." Doing something included winning a debate scholarship to Georgetown University...
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Extreme candidates are nothing new in American politics, but very rarely do candidates as extreme as Elizabeth Warren have such a talent for presenting radically dangerous policy ideas as if they are compatible with the American experiment. An increasing number of far-left progressives have worked their way into the upper echelons of Democratic Party leadership, but none have generated the college campus enthusiasm and media coddling that Massachusetts...
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"Growing problems in the increasingly one-sided consumer finance markets blew up the economy in 2008. In the aftermath, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Using stories of individual consumers, Watchdog shows how the Bureau quickly became a powerful force for good, suing big banks for cheating or deceiving consumers, putting limits on predatory lenders, simplifying mortgage paperwork, safeguarding the mortgage market and the...