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Join former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and Academy Award-winning
actress Laura Dern for a wide-ranging conversation to mark the paperback
release of Power’s critically acclaimed, best-selling memoir The Education
of an Idealist.
The
Education of an Idealist
is “a wonderful book” (The New York Times), “beautifully written” (National
Public Radio), “compelling” (Bryan Stevenson), and “truly engrossing”
(Rachel Maddow). Power’s “highly personal and reflective memoir,” observes
former President Barack Obama, “is a must-read for anyone who cares about our
role in a changing world.”
In this
exclusive event, hosted in collaboration with independent bookstores across the
US, Power and Dern will discuss Power’s journey as an immigrant, journalist,
activist, and diplomat, as well as their perspectives on the current political
moment and the road ahead.
More about the book:
*Now
in paperback with an updated afterword*
A
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller
Tracing
her distinctly American journey from immigrant to war correspondent to
presidential Cabinet official, Samantha Power’s acclaimed memoir is a unique
blend of suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits, and shrewd
political insight. After her critiques of US foreign policy caught the eye of
Senator Barack Obama, he invited her to work with him on Capitol Hill and then
on his presidential campaign. When Obama won the presidency, Power went from
being an activist outsider to serving as his human rights adviser and, in 2013,
becoming the youngest-ever US Ambassador to the United Nations. Power
transports us from her childhood in Dublin to the streets of war-torn Bosnia to
the White House Situation Room and the world of high-stakes diplomacy, offering
a compelling and deeply honest look at navigating the halls of power while
trying to put one’s ideals into practice. Along the way, she lays bare the
searing battles and defining moments of her life, shows how she juggled the
demands of a 24/7 national security job with raising two young children, and
makes the case for how we each can advance the cause of human dignity. This is
an unforgettable account of the power of idealism—and of one person’s fierce
determination to make a difference.
Samantha
Power is a
Professor of Practice at Harvard. She served in the Cabinet of President Barack
Obama and as US Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, and as
Obama’s human rights advisor from 2009 to 2013. Power’s book “A Problem from
Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. Her
latest book, The Education of an Idealist, is now in paperback with an
updated afterword and was selected as one of the best books of 2019 by
outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The
Economist, National Public Radio, Time, and Vanity Fair.
Laura
Dern is an
actress, producer and activist. Dern is an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and
Golden Globe Award-winner best known for films including “Marriage Story,”
“Jurassic Park,” and “Little Women,” and television shows like “Enlightened”
and “Big Little Lies." Dern is also a prolific producer through her company
Jaywalker Pictures, which has recently released the feature documentary,
"The Way I See It" for Focus Features, and the animated short
"If Anything Happens I Love You" for Netflix.
