Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir - Hardcover
The New Jersey senator talks about his life, his athletic and political careers, his beliefs, and his vision for America's future, describing his journey from youth, through professional sports, to public service
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During his terms in the U.S. Senate, Bill Bradley won a national reputation for thoughtfulness, decency, and a willingness to take controversial positions on issues ranging from tax reform to the rights of Native Americans. All these qualities inform this best-selling memoir, in which Bradley assesses his political career and the experiences that shaped his convictions, and looks beyond them to consider the state of the American union on the eve of the 21st century. Time Present, Time Past offers an intimate portrait of the day-to-day working of the Senate: how legislation gets passed and sometimes thwarted; how money is raised and at what cost. But Bradley also writes about deeper questions: What does it means to be an American in an ago of dwindling opportunities and increasing inequality? How much can we expect from our public servants? What do we owe our fellow citizens? The result is a genuinely revelatory book, informed by intelligence, compassion, and unprecedented candor.
About the Author:
"Strikingly reflects the realities of modern politics, what it looks like, feels like, from the inside."--New York Times Book Review
Bill Bradley has been a three-time basketball All-American at Princeton, an Olympic gold medalist, a Rhodes scholar, and a professional player for ten years with the New York Knicks. Elected to the Senate from New Jersey in 1978, 1984, and 1990, he has authored extensive legislation, including the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Bradley has written two previous books, Life on the Run and The Fair Tax. He is married and has one daughter.
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- PublisherThorndike Pr
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0786207264
- ISBN 13 9780786207268
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages748
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