Joe Biden: American Dreamer by Evan Osnos - Non Fiction - Paperback

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Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781526635198. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing. Age Range: Adult. Overview. Joe Biden: American Dreamer is Evan Osnos's concise, character-driven biography of the 46th President of the United States. Drawing on extensive personal interviews and reporting for The New Yorker, Osnos traces Biden's improbable path from personal tragedy to the White House. This brand-new paperback offers politically curious readers, students, and gift-buyers a readable, richly reported account of a life shaped by resilience, loss, and persistence in American public service.. About the Book. National Book Award winner Evan Osnos draws on lengthy interviews with Joe Biden himself, alongside more than a hundred conversations with family members, colleagues, rivals, and advisers, to build a nuanced portrait of a man often underestimated across his long political career. The book moves through the defining moments of Biden's life: the car accident that killed his first wife and infant daughter shortly after his election to the Senate, the death of his son Beau, decades navigating Washington politics, and his eventual, hard-won rise to the presidency after two earlier failed campaigns. Osnos situates these chapters within the currents of American political life, examining how grief shaped Biden's instincts as legislator and later commander-in-chief. Rather than a campaign biography, the book is an intimate character study of the man and the country that elected him. Praised by the Financial Times, Guardian, and Daily Express as a Book of the Year, and described by the Guardian as a genuinely readable primer, this is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the man behind the headlines. Whether picked up as a first introduction to Biden's story or as a deeper companion for lifelong political followers, the book balances sympathy with clear-eyed scrutiny, making the case for Biden's particular suitability to a moment of national division.. Written by a National Book Award-winning journalist with unrivalled access to Biden and his inner circle. Concise 192-page paperback, easy to read in a weekend. Praised as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times, Guardian, and Daily Express. Balances personal biography with sharp political context and analysis. Ideal gift for politics enthusiasts, history readers, and civic-minded friends. Brand new UK paperback edition, perfect for shelf, gift, or classroom use. About the Author. Evan Osnos is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he covers politics and foreign affairs, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Previously Beijing bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune, he shared in a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. His 2014 book Age of Ambition won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Osnos has interviewed Biden extensively over many years, giving him unusual insight into Biden's character and long political journey.. Why You'll Love This Biography. Sharp, empathetic, and grounded in real access, this paperback delivers a genuinely human portrait of a president shaped by hardship. A rewarding read for anyone curious about modern American leadership.. Please Note: Cover may vary slightly; this is the UK ISBN paperback edition as shown, dispatched brand new.