{"product_id":"9780063079366","title":"We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCummings, Elijah; Dale, James; Cummings, Maya Rockeymoore\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a foreword by Speaker Nancy\u003cbr\u003ePelosi. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There was no\u003cbr\u003egreater friend to the poor, to the lost, to the left out, and to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe left behind.\u003cbr\u003eIf you want to understand this great man, read his historic,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eimportant book and\u003cbr\u003elearn the lessons and values from his ‘moral voice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecrying in the\u003cbr\u003ewilderness’ on behalf of our American democracy.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rep. John Lewis\u003cbr\u003e(D-GA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown\u003cbr\u003efor his poise, intellect, and influence until his death in October 2019, Elijah\u003cbr\u003eCummings was one of the most respected figures in contemporary politics, a\u003cbr\u003epolitician who held fast to his beliefs but was not afraid to reach across the\u003cbr\u003eaisle in the name of friendship and progress. Since his earliest days in\u003cbr\u003egovernment through his time as a representative and chairman of the House\u003cbr\u003eOversight and Reform Committee, he proved his abilities as a politician who\u003cbr\u003ecould operate at the highest levels of democracy, serving the people of\u003cbr\u003eBaltimore and illustrating the importance of working with—and for—the underdog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet in\u003cbr\u003ehis final years of life, Cummings recognized that democracy was the underdog. \u003cem\u003eWe’re\u003cbr\u003eBetter Than This \u003c\/em\u003edraws from Cummings’s own life to show the formative\u003cbr\u003emoments that prepared him for the disturbing first years of the Trump presidency\u003cbr\u003eand spurred him to hold the administration accountable for their actions.\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and character-defining\u003cbr\u003estories from his past, Cummings offers a never-before-told perspective on how\u003cbr\u003ehis personal history, coming of age in South Baltimore, laid the foundation of\u003cbr\u003ea life spent fighting for justice. He goes behind the scenes with the House\u003cbr\u003eDemocratic leadership, offering an eye-opening chronicle of the grim realities\u003cbr\u003eof holding the Trump administration to account. Detailing this moment of unprecedented\u003cbr\u003eobstructionism by both the president and Republicans, Cummings presents a vital\u003cbr\u003edefense of how government oversight defines our collective trust, examining the\u003cbr\u003edangerous precedent for both parties that exists if the executive branch\u003cbr\u003eremains 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\u003ememoir, part call to action, \u003cem\u003eWe’re Better Than This \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of our\u003cbr\u003emodern-day democracy and the threats that we all must face together, as\u003cbr\u003ewell as a retrospective on the life and career of one of our country’s\u003cbr\u003emost inspirational politicians. 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