Joe Biden : A Life of Trial and Redemption

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This book is mostly a reprint of Jules Witcover's 2010 biography of Joe Biden, with a short chapter added to cover Biden entering the presidential race in 2018. Witcover has concentrated mostly on telling Biden's personal story, which is admittedly moving and powerful. But there is also a lot of ...

from Dawn1361

“Joe Biden A Life of Trial and Redemption” by Jules Witcover is a walk through the life of Biden drawing heavily upon the lens of Biden's own perspective in shaping his political encounters. Biden's lengthy public service story has its place in our understanding of this man and the life events th...

from chgstrom

This biography Has a lot of information on Biden's early career that I didn't know. It talks about both his strengths and his weaknesses, although at times, it seems the author is making excuses for his weaknesses or writing them off. It did give me good background on helping me decide whether to...

from Elliot1822

Joe Biden the man is what you see. A family man, ordinary shot and a beer man. He's got a strong sense of right and high moral values for all peoples. He'll fight for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, realistic job training, affordable child care, equal pay for women, s...

from nancyadair

Jules Witcover's biography Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption has been updated and rereleased. Reading this book helped me to understand Biden's career, his consistent strengths and weaknesses, and his deeply held values. I found the biography to be interesting, informative, accessible, an...