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One of nations most influential progressives, she has long been a champion of working families and the middle class. A fighting chance, by elizabeth warren the new york times. After a heart attack, her father lost his job selling carpets in oklahoma city and was demoted to a commissiononly job selling lawn mowers. The book details warren s life from her upbringing in oklahoma city to her unexpectedly successful bid for the united states senate in 2012. Its a story about whats worth fighting for, and how sometimes, even when we fight. Feb 07, 2017 elizabeth warrens book on middle class is coming in april elizabeth warrens book on middle class is coming in april.
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Mar 31, 2015 a fighting chance by elizabeth warren, 9781250062253, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A former harvard law school professor, she is the author of eight books, including all your worth. In this passionate, funny, rabblerousing book, warren shows why she. A fighting chance by elizabeth warren a fighting chance is an interesting personal story of the life of now senator elizabeth warren.
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