Promises to keep : on life and politics.

This is the story of a man who faced down personal challenges and tragedy, to become a public servant who refuses to be cynical about political leadership. As a senator from Delaware since 1973, Joe Biden has been a witness to the major events of the past four decades and a relentless actor in tryin...

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Main Author: Biden, Joseph R., Jr
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008, ©2007.
Edition:Random House Trade paperback edition.
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Physical Description:xxiii, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Format: Book

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