Bibliograph

Lessons from the edge, a memoir, Marie Yovanovitch

Type

Label

Lessons from the edge, a memoir, Marie Yovanovitch

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lessons from the edge

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1303712843

Responsibility statement

Marie Yovanovitch

Sub title

a memoir

Summary

"Lessons From the Edge is a brilliant, engaging, and inspiring memoir from one of America's wisest and most courageous diplomats--essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring public servants, and anyone who cares about America's role in the world." --Madeleine K. AlbrightAn inspiring and urgent memoir by the ambassador who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power. By the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump's personal attorney and his associates--men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain. Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation's respect, and her dignified response to the president's attacks won our hearts. She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this memoir. A child of parents who survived Soviet and Nazi terror, Yovanovitch's life and work have taught her the preciousness of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption. Lessons from the Edge follows the arc of her career as she develops into the person we came to know during the impeachment proceedings

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator