The Nancy Pelosi Way: Advice on Success, Leadership, and Politics from America's Most Powerful Woman

By Christine Pelosi

Book Overview

Understanding and Applying the Wisdom of Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi--through the Eyes of Someone who Knows Her Best
In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking elected female government official in US history when she started her tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In January 2019, she began her third term as Speaker during a tumultuous time in American political history. Having represented San Francisco for thirty-two years, Pelosi has become well-known for her work to expand health care, lift up workers, protect the environment, promote human rights, and make progress for the American people regardless of the president in the White House or the party controlling Congress.

In The Nancy Pelosi Way, author and daughter of the Speaker Christine Pelosi takes a close look at how her mother went from homemaker to House Speaker to become the most powerful female politician in America and at the many important lessons from her actions and dialogue along the way. This book weaves substantive issues and Nancy Pelosi's advice on politics, family, and friendship gleaned from her life from her childhood in Baltimore to her hands-on motherhood in San Francisco to her national leadership, to demonstrate how this mother of five and grandmother of nine achieved her success. This book serves as the perfect guide for anyone looking to enter public service or prosper as a leader in their own field.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510755845
• ISBN13: 9781510755840
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.3"