The Fighting Soul, Ari RabinHavt
The Fighting Soul, Ari RabinHavt
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The Fighting Soul
On the Road with Bernie Sanders

Author: Ari Rabin-Havt

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

The man behind the enigmatic progressive icon—an unparalleled and intimate account of Bernie Sanders from one of his most trusted confidants.

Bernie Sanders inspires fervent love and, even among his enemies, a measure of grudging respect—yet, curiously, we know little about who the man really is, with Sanders deliberately keeping the focus on his policies.

Now, with The Fighting Soul, Ari Rabin-Havt takes us where no profiles or televised interview have been able to go. As a close advisor and deputy campaign manager on Sanders's most recent—and likely last—presidential campaign, the tireless Rabin-Havt spent more hours between 2017 and 2020 with the Vermont senator than anyone else. Traveling the country for rallies and to support striking workers, the two visited thirty-six states, drove tens of thousands of miles, and ate in countless chain restaurants. One result was a meteoric and galvanizing presidential campaign. Another is The Fighting Soul, an unforgettable chronicle of life on the road with Sanders and the first in-depth portrait of this fiercely independent, and famously private, left-wing firebrand.

About Ari Rabin-Havt

Ari Rabin-Havt served as deputy campaign manager on Senator Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign and was a Sanders aide from 2017 to 2021. His writing has appeared in the New Republic and the Washington Post, among other publications, and he lives in Washington DC.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on February 21, 2022

The closest we’re ever likely to get behind the scenes with Bernie. He apparently likes to dance! Who knew? While Bernie dismisses such talk as “gossip”—one wonders if what he’ll think of this book—his supporters are going to enjoy getting to know him a little better. A wealth of insight into both t......more

Goodreads review by Marcy on May 28, 2022

I loved this book so much because it gave me so many more reasons to adore Bernie Sanders. It also made me bemoan the fact that Biden and the democratic party pushed him out of the race for president. What is especially wonderful about this book is that it gives you the context for why Bernie does w......more

Goodreads review by Keith on April 28, 2022

Any and every Vermonter has some down-to-Earth story about Bernie Sanders. How they ran into him while wandering around Church Street. How he walked into their mom-and-pops shop and bought socks. How they saw him eating breakfast at Henry's Diner, or how he was spotted just strolling along with Jane......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on June 08, 2022

I don’t think we appreciate Bernie as much as we should. The ideas he has put forth have been a mini revolution within American politics. This book gives an in-depth account of the different events within the 2020 presidential campaign including the heart attack he suffered, the AOC endorsement, and......more

Goodreads review by Cori on May 17, 2022

Thanks to Goodreads, Ari Rabin-Havt, and Liveright Publishing for my copy of "The Fighting Soul: On the Road with Bernie Sanders." As a Bernie supporter is beyond ecstatic to have won this book! It is a well written books that tells the ups and downs of Bernie's life and political career with a lot......more