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My Own Words
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bookshelves: 2019, audio, non-fiction, political-cultural-commentary, history-american, law, equality
Nov 03, 2019
bookshelves: 2019, audio, non-fiction, political-cultural-commentary, history-american, law, equality
A collection of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s essays and speeches, writings from her childhood, a glimpse of her life through eighty-plus years, including those of her as a young woman, the love she and her husband Marty share, and the various paths she followed in order to arrive at the place she has landed.
I wanted to read this, originally, but when my friend Angela reviewed this as an audio, I was intrigued. And while this is only in part narrated by Ginsburg herself, which were admittedly my favourite parts, this is all worth reading / listening to, but I especially loved hearing her speak about her life.
I’m not going into the details since Angela reviewed this so beautifully, instead, please check out her review:
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I wanted to read this, originally, but when my friend Angela reviewed this as an audio, I was intrigued. And while this is only in part narrated by Ginsburg herself, which were admittedly my favourite parts, this is all worth reading / listening to, but I especially loved hearing her speak about her life.
I’m not going into the details since Angela reviewed this so beautifully, instead, please check out her review:
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Nov 04, 2019 04:51AM
Cheri, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, too. Thanks for the shout out and link to my review. Definitely my favorite parts were in RBG’s voice . She’s a national treasure !
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Great review, Cheri. I'm glad you liked this one. Angela's review compelled me to add this recently too!
So sweet, Cheri!!Hey, guess where I'm headed tonight?? To Denver, to spend an evening with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. They're promoting their new book, The Book of Gutsy Women. Kinda cool, no?
Julie, how cool! That will be a fascinating evening.
Angela, thank you for the encouragement to choose the audio for this. I learned a lot, but I wasn't surprised as much by that as I was by how personal a story this was, going beyond her various positions in the legal field, and how much love and mutual admiration she and her husband have for one another. She is, indeed, a national treasure!
Candi - I know that when you do find time for this one, you will love it. What an amazing woman!
Julie!! I'm so jealous! Around five or six years ago, my brother met both Hillary and Bill at the Miami Book Fair, I think a year apart. At the time he was dating a woman whose then teenage daughter was applying to colleges, and Bill offered to put in a good word for her where she was applying and gave her his personal phone # so she could contact him to let him know where she was applying. Both Hillary and Bill apparently called and gave her a wonderful recommendation. So, if you do see her, thank her for me! Loved that girl, and was happy to see her get into a great college. Wish I was there and we could go together!
Wonderful, Cheri! I need something to listen to and think I'll try it. Glad to see five stars and thanks for linking the other review. 😉
Thank you, Mischenko! It was so wonderful to hear her narrate the parts she did, and to listen to the love between her and her husband added even more depth to my love of this woman!
Cheri,I just now saw this comment. I love that the Clintons took the time to put in a personal recommendation for that young woman. I can tell that they are a family that values academic achievements and their daughter is an impressive young woman. The mother-daughter book talk was inspiring!
Julie, I was so impressed by that, myself! Seeing Chelsea speak these days, both with Hillary and on her own, I'm especially impressed with Chelsea's personal growth!
Thanks so much, Norma!
