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The Truths We Hold
- An American Journey
- Narrated by: Kamala Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Activism
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
Discover Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's New York Times best-selling book about the core truths that unite us and the shared values that will see us into the future.
The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as a political leader, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array of complex issues and learned to bring a voice to the voiceless.
Now, in The Truths We Hold, Harris reckons with the big challenges we face together. Drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose and shared values as we confront the great work of our day.
Critic reviews
"A life story that genuinely entrances." (Los Angeles Times)
"Personal integrity shines through every page." (Observer)
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- 12-09-20
A worthy candidate.
A fascinating insight into Senator and hopefully soon to be VP Harris’s life & career. This woman’s drive tenacity, altruism and fearlessness are inspirational.
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- Su C.
- 20-01-21
the excellant truths held by the most excellant p
Rarely have I heared a more excellant truth held by a most excellant person Kamala Harris. That she is now going into high office as vice president to Joe Biden another most excellant person. We have two most excellent people in our high oifices. I look forward to the truths they will most undoubtly will unfold from Jan 20th onward.
4 people found this helpful
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- Paraskevi
- 04-02-21
Inspiring book!A must read!
The writer inspires the reader with a detailed narration of her fights, beliefs, ideals and moral drives!Interesting to get to know a little bit of her life too.!Highly recommended!
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- Lilia M J Bogle
- 03-01-21
Camila Harris the truth we hold
Beautifully narrated excellent story inspirational and very encouraging
A story of fearless courage inspired by a strong and charismatic mother Who propelled her child to achieve one of her greatest goals.
An excellent Audio.j
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- Simon
- 30-09-20
I hope she will be the next President of USA
Excellent story! Inspiring! She will make a good leader of a failing country under Trump!
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- KhayaR
- 05-01-21
An Informative Book
I found the book informative and a great way to learn about Harris' career path.
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- Eva Fontaine
- 27-04-22
Gripping with heart
Gripping and informative insight into Kamala's personal and professional journey via the American legal and political systems. Reads like a manifesto from the heart. A setting of intention.
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- Bob Meyer
- 01-11-21
An insight into the woman behind being VP
A heartwarming story of one woman's ambition that shaped and led her to become the most powerful woman in the world. Kamala bought her story to life with a tale of humour, determination and frustration. A great insight.
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- Elizabete Smildzina
- 08-09-21
Amazing story, thoughtfully told. Inspirational.
Amazing story, thoughtfully told. a call to question, a call to care, a call to arms.
A frank and honest portrayal of her experience at the coal face of the American judicial system. incredibly inspirational. it had me laughing out loud at some points and crying at others. it's left me with a hunger to help more in my daily life; to quote Kamala "let us not throw up ours hands, when we can roll up our sleeves". Go help change the world for the better! But first- read this book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-08-21
Great title for a book and a great read
Enjoyed listening rather than reading it resonates more I think. Will definitely suggest others read it!
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- Vinay
- 25-03-22
Soo well narrated story
Kudos to you Kamal, what a journey. Thanks for sharing this inspiration with us. Cheers
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- Vivian Adelene Adram
- 25-01-21
I’m a huge fan
I loved this book and learning about Ms Harris’s journey so far. It’s been an amazing and inspirational one and I look forward to reading and learning more about and from her!
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- Rupi
- 20-11-20
Future president
Can we find our British equivalent please? Fantastic book from a future president. Every school needs a copy
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- Iris Kol
- 15-11-20
The woman who made history 2020 election.
Absolutely a must read for everyone to get to know the person behind the headlines. Every word she writes makes a difference and everything she does can be assessed by fact checking.
The best choice of Joe Biden, for running together and change domestic and world politics.
Such an inspiration.
Thanks for this Kamala Harris.
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- KareNina
- 19-09-20
Personal, authentic and inspiring
i wasn't sure what to expect from the book when i bought it. But right from the first chapter i found myself captivated by this deeply personal story. i finished the book feeling hopeful about the future of the USA, we will be fine as long as we have compassionate and competent leaders like Kamala Harris. Recommend this book.