{"product_id":"we-re-better-than-this-book-james-dale-9780063079366","title":"We're Better Than This","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Speaker Nancy\u003cbr\u003e Pelosi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There was no\u003cbr\u003e greater friend to the poor, to the lost, to the left out, and to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe left behind.\u003cbr\u003e If you want to understand this great man, read his historic,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eimportant book and\u003cbr\u003e learn the lessons and values from his 'moral voice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ecrying in the\u003cbr\u003e wilderness' on behalf of our American democracy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Rep. John Lewis\u003cbr\u003e (D-GA)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnown\u003cbr\u003e for his poise, intellect, and influence until his death in October 2019, Elijah\u003cbr\u003e Cummings was one of the most respected figures in contemporary politics, a\u003cbr\u003e politician who held fast to his beliefs but was not afraid to reach across the\u003cbr\u003e aisle in the name of friendship and progress. Since his earliest days in\u003cbr\u003e government through his time as a representative and chairman of the House\u003cbr\u003e Oversight and Reform Committee, he proved his abilities as a politician who\u003cbr\u003e could operate at the highest levels of democracy, serving the people of\u003cbr\u003e Baltimore and illustrating the importance of working with--and for--the underdog.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet in\u003cbr\u003e his final years of life, Cummings recognized that democracy was the underdog. We're\u003cbr\u003e Better Than This draws from Cummings's own life to show the formative\u003cbr\u003e moments that prepared him for the disturbing first years of the Trump presidency\u003cbr\u003e and spurred him to hold the administration accountable for their actions.\u003cbr\u003e Weaving together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and character-defining\u003cbr\u003e stories from his past, Cummings offers a never-before-told perspective on how\u003cbr\u003e his personal history, coming of age in South Baltimore, laid the foundation of\u003cbr\u003e a life spent fighting for justice. He goes behind the scenes with the House\u003cbr\u003e Democratic leadership, offering an eye-opening chronicle of the grim realities\u003cbr\u003e of holding the Trump administration to account. Detailing this moment of unprecedented\u003cbr\u003e obstructionism by both the president and Republicans, Cummings presents a vital\u003cbr\u003e defense of how government oversight defines our collective trust, examining the\u003cbr\u003e dangerous precedent for both parties that exists if the executive branch\u003cbr\u003e remains above public scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart\u003cbr\u003e memoir, part call to action, We're Better Than This is the story of our\u003cbr\u003e modern-day democracy and the threats that we all must face together, as\u003cbr\u003e well as a retrospective on the life and career of one of our country's\u003cbr\u003e most inspirational politicians. As we approach another test of our\u003cbr\u003e democracy, the next race for the White House, We're Better Than This reminds\u003cbr\u003e people that in this country we don't elect kings, and we cannot afford\u003cbr\u003e four more years of this false one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49809670930705,"sku":"CIN0063079364VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49909766717713,"sku":"CIN0063079364G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52689196187921,"sku":"NLS9780063079366","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52734398660881,"sku":"NIN9780063079366","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063079364.jpg?v=1751388645","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/we-re-better-than-this-book-james-dale-9780063079366","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}