{"product_id":"kamalas-way-an-american-life-9781982175771","title":"Kamala's Way: An American Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President, charting how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of this country's most effective power players.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, and yet her personal story also represents the best of America. She grew up the eldest daughter of a single mother, a no-nonsense cancer researcher who emigrated from India at the age of nineteen in search of a better education. She and her husband, an accomplished economist from Jamaica, split up when Kamala was only five. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kamala Harris the public knows today is tough, smart, quick-witted, and demanding. She's a prosecutor--her one-liners are legendary--but she's more reticent when it comes to sharing much about herself, even in her memoirs. Fortunately, former \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Dan Morain has been there from the start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKamala's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, he \"offers an essential roadmap\" (\u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e) to her career from its beginnings handling child molestation cases and homicides for the Alameda County District Attorney's office and her relationship as a twenty-nine-year-old with the most powerful man in the state: married Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, a relationship that would prove life-changing. Morain takes readers through Harris's years in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, explores her audacious embrace of the little-known Barack Obama, and shows the sharp elbows she deployed to make it to the US Senate. He analyzes her failure as a presidential candidate and the behind-the-scenes campaign she waged to land the Vice President spot. Along the way, he paints a \"revealing portrait\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of her values and priorities, the sorts of problems she's good at solving, and the missteps, risks, and bold moves she's made on her way to the top. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamala's Way\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all Americans curious about the woman standing by Joe Biden's side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13995606\"\u003eDan Morain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982175771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 198217577X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO010000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL030000\"\u003eAmerican Government | National\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO020000\"\u003eLawyers \u0026amp; Judges\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Morain has covered California policy, politics, and justice-related issues for more than four decades, including twenty-seven years at the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and eight at \u003ci\u003eThe Sacramento Bee\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was editorial page editor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698455220461,"sku":"9781982175771","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_03cee6ed-e1c2-41d6-a450-b0e07dff102b.jpg?v=1649901333","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/kamalas-way-an-american-life-9781982175771","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}