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"One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn't built for all of us and of one woman's activism--from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington--Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann's lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and...
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Based on the 6 years the author spent living and reporting from Africa, this narrative weaves together a tapestry of Africa today as reflected by the lives of 4 people: a young Uganda couple; a Mauritanian campaigning against modern slavery; a teenage baseball player in Somalia; and a Nigerian girl who escaped from Boko Haram. This book illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary in a continent with astonishing areas of...
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"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." -- From Amazon.com summary.
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