Reclaiming Her Time, Helena AndrewsDyer
Reclaiming Her Time, Helena AndrewsDyer
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Reclaiming Her Time
The Power of Maxine Waters

Author: Helena Andrews-Dyer, R. Eric Thomas

Narrator: Kim Staunton

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/20/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

In the tradition of Notorious RBG, a lively celebration of the life, wisdom, wit, legacy, and fearless style of iconic American Congresswoman Maxine Waters.“Let me just say this: I’m a strong black woman, and I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined. I cannot be thought to be afraid of Bill O’Reilly or anyone.”—Maxine Waters 
To millions nationwide, Congresswoman Maxine Waters is a hero of the resistance and an icon, serving eye rolls, withering looks, and sharp retorts to any who dare waste her time on nonsense. But behind the Auntie Maxine meme is a seasoned public servant and she’s not here to play. Throughout her forty years in public service and eighty years on earth, U.S. Representative for California’s 43rd district has been a role model, a crusader for justice, a game-changer, a trailblazer, and an advocate for the marginalized who has long defied her critics, including her most vocal detractor, Donald J. Trump. And she’s just getting started. From her anti-apartheid work and support of affirmative action to her passionate opposition to the Iraq War and calls to hold Trump to account, you can count on Auntie Maxine to speak truth to power and do it with grace and, sometimes, sass. As ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee and one of the most powerful black women in America, she is the strong, ethical voice the country has always needed, especially right now.Reclaiming Her Time pays tribute to all things Maxine Waters, from growing up in St. Louis “too skinny” and “too black,” to taking on Wall Street during the financial crisis and coming out on top in her legendary showdowns with Trump and his cronies. Featuring inspiring highlights from her personal life and political career, beloved memes, and testimonies from her many friends and fans, Reclaiming Her Time is a funny, warm, and admiring portrait of a champion who refuses to stay silent in the face of corruption and injustice; a powerful woman who is an inspiration to us all.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Helena Andrews-Dyer

Helena Andrews-Dyer is a features reporter for the Washington Post and the author of the memoir-in-essays Bitch Is the New Black.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Renata on November 16, 2020

This was a lot of fun! It has kind of a coffee table book vibe--very easy to flip through, lots of fun pull-quotes and images. I didn't know much about Maxine Waters besides her recent meme-ing, so I appreciated getting a brief overview of her long career in public service. It's definitely not an in......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on March 01, 2023

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Goodreads review by Deedi on September 10, 2020

All my reviews live at [URL not allowed] TL;DR REVIEW: Reclaiming Her Time is an upbeat, vibrant biography of Maxine Waters that’s full of personality. It was a ton of fun to read, and I also learned a lot I didn’t know. For you if: You are left-leaning, and fan of Maxine Waters (even c......more

Goodreads review by April on November 13, 2020

I enjoyed learning more about Maxine Waters. To be clear, this book is a love letter to Maxine Waters, not an in-depth consideration of complex ideas. It made it fun, but it bordered on sycophancy at times. The authors, in writing for young adults, pushed the sassiness beyond just what Waters has sa......more

Goodreads review by Jill on November 29, 2020

I really enjoyed the information about Maxine Waters since I didn’t know much about her life in politics, but the “#girlboss” vibes made the writing a bit undermining at times.......more