
Promise Me, Dad
A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
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Joe Biden
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Joe Biden
A deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country.
In November 2014, 13 members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past 40 years; it was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. The Thanksgiving holiday was a much-needed respite, a time to connect, a time to reflect on what the year had brought and what the future might hold. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor 15 months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. "Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word.
Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career. Vice President Biden traveled more than a hundred thousand miles that year, across the world, dealing with crises in Ukraine, Central America, and Iraq. When a call came from New York, or Capitol Hill, or Kyiv, or Baghdad - "Joe, I need your help" - he responded. For 12 months, while Beau fought for and then lost his life, the vice president balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country and his responsibilities to his family. And never far away was the insistent and urgent question of whether he should seek the presidency in 2016. The year brought real triumph and accomplishment, and wrenching pain. But even in the worst times, Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long, deep bonds with his family, on his faith, and on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office, Barack Obama.
Writing with poignancy and immediacy, Joe Biden allows listeners to feel the urgency of each moment, to experience the days when he felt unable to move forward as well as the days when he felt like he could not afford to stop. This is a book written not just by the vice president but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future.
Note: this Audible Exclusive includes a powerful interview – only available here – between Joe Biden and award-winning journalist, Mike Barnicle. Their discussion contextualizes the memoir’s wide-ranging themes, while also touching upon the presidential election, current events, and what it means to grapple with profound grief.
©2017 CelticCapri Corp (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLC.Go Behind the Scenes with Joe Biden
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"This audiobook is a listening experience in which the author/narrator opens his heart. Vice President Joe Biden, a practiced orator, delivers his memoir with empathy, passion, and the occasional smattering of regret." (AudioFile)
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The only issue i had with this was that It seemed there was a different narrator at certain points. It was a little distracting.
Wonderful Memoir of one of the most difficult years for the former VP
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Outstanding
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Please run.
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Joe Biden, widowed so young under horrendous circumstances. Joe Biden father, then loving husband again. Joe in political life the VP of The US of A. A man who loves his country, loves his God and loves his children. Yet again losing another.
He narrates his story with such gentle timing. His deep gentle voice breaks when he recounts events that are so painful yet so pertinent to his life.
This is a relevant bio of a man of our time. Five stars all the the way.
Utterly beautiful. Filled with love and hope.
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Joe Biden’s story of his families loss is a must listen!!!
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What a wonderful man
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Would you listen to Promise Me, Dad again? Why?
This is one book I could listen to over and over! Heartwarming and heartbreaking. A story of Love and devotion to his family and country.What did you like best about this story?
Vice President Biden’s voice is calming and so easy to listen to... it was like sitting with my father and listening to stories of his past 💕Which character – as performed by Joe Biden – was your favorite?
He is so inseparable from his family I can not choose a favorite.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It was hard for me to stop listening! I laughed, I cried, simply one of my favorite books ever.Any additional comments?
I recommend this book to everyone regardless of gender, political beliefs, parent,child,young or old! It’s the story of love,life,devotion and facing adversity with grace, courage and humor.Joe Biden ... heart and integrity
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Amazing story
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Well worth the read.
Outstanding!
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