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Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters | 
| Authors: Nancy Pelosi, Amy Hill Hearth
Publisher: Doubleday
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 117316
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0385525869
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73092
EAN: 9780385525862
ASIN: 0385525869
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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“Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights. But women weren't just waiting; women were working. Never losing faith, we worked to redeem the promise of America, that all men and women are created equal. For our daughters and our granddaughters today we have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit.” —Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House
When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history. She gavelled the House to order that day on behalf of all of America’s children and said, “We have made history, now let us make progress.” Now she continues to inspire women everywhere in this thought-provoking collection of wise words—her own and those of the important people who played pivotal roles in her journey.
In these pages, she encourages mothers and grandmothers, daughters and granddaughters to never lose faith, to speak out and make their voices heard, to focus on what matters most and follow their dreams wherever they may lead. Perhaps the Speaker says it best herself in the Preface: “I find it humbling and deeply moving when women and girls approach me, looking for insight and advice. If women can learn from me, in the same way I learned from the women who came before me, it will make the honor of being Speaker of the House even more meaningful.”
This is a truly special book to share with all the women you know. It is a keepsake to turn to again and again, whenever you need to be reminded that anything is possible when you know your power.
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 Just a question October 31, 2008
I haven't read the book, but if the book is a message to America's daughters, why is there now a large print edition?
 good political reference book for school libraries September 11, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Amy Hill Hearth did a great job summarizing major stepping stones in our first female Speaker of the House' life. She touches on the main challenges faced by a dedicated mother of five, wife and career politician. Certainly Amy had a huge selection of material - Nancy has lived a fascinating life to date. I was disappointed that the book was written specifically for teen and pre-teen daughters and sons as I had been under the impression that this was a book for adults. Perhaps once Nancy has retired and is sufficiently distant from the current political circus, she will share some of her incredible experiences with the reader as well as, hopefully, some of her beliefs and opinions. As a book for young people I would give it 5 stars. It would have also helped to have included photos. Nancy strikes me as a highly intelligent, dedicated, cultivated and attractive lady and the book would have been enriched by professional and personal photos. I look forward to one day reading her unabbreviated memoir - if not as an autobiography then as an in-depth treatise by Doris Goodwin Kearns. Giving this book an average of 1.5 stars is not an accurate reflection of its value - it deserves at least 3.
Um.................... September 8, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
The first 30 or so pages came off as a Catholic Mother's monologue of all the goodness in her world.
I was bored but kept reading. Surely there must be something of merit in this book.
I was also put off by the fact that there was NO message directed to women on welfare or their daughters -- America IS full of rags to riches stories and by all means, young girls from ALL walks of life want to know that their goals are JUST as important, and JUST as achieveable, no matter what their current financial situation is. Sis and I (and many of our girl (and guy) friends in the Bronx) grew up close to the poverty level -- but we made our way in this world succesfully (it was tough but we did it) -- not because someone who was born into a priviliged life inspired us (although THAT would have been a boost to morale) , but because we KNEW that what was out there for the taking was there for ANYONE who had drive, determination and confidence, whether they had empty pockets or not.
BTW-- I STILL say that "If They Only Listened to Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians to Hear" by Melinda Henneberger is THE best (compared to anything else I have read on this subject) book to bring anyone up to date on how the subject of Politics relates to women in the varying "social strata" -- from the Upper Crust female Movers and Shakers, to Women on Welfare who have to split their medications in half and take those halves on alternate days just so they do not run out of medicine before their next welfare (or Social Security) check comes.
Now, back to Speaker Pelosi's book -- I was "impressed" by parts of the book, where it seemed to say that politics was a "good ole" club (of both genders now), a game of double meanings, of reading between the lines, suckering up, being careful not to step on certain people's toes -- and not always "What can we do for those who believed enough in us (and our ability to legislate for what is right and just) to vote us into office?"
Good words to note: "Know the topic at hand". "Be able to defend your position with facts". "Listen carefully when you are counting votes" -- and I WAS glad to see that there is Woman to Woman mentoring in politics now -- also happy to see how Nancy Pelosi used her wits to get some difficult-to-pass bills passed because she inspired her colleagues to look for loopholes and press on regardless. I would have preferred to have read MORE about these types of procedures in her book, and less of what it takes to be a good mother, and of course, less about how religion makes us better people.
 Inspiring September 8, 2008
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
House Speaker Pelosi's inspiring story will hopefully lead many young women to a life of service.
Harder to finish than Hasselhoff's autobiography! September 7, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I am a political junkie, I read it all-but this book stinks! Hope she had a ghost writer!
It is 193 pages too long. (...)
No substance, contradictions and general "what?" (...)
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