Woman of the House, The Rise of Nancy Pelosi is a biography of Nancy Pelosi written by Vincent Bzdek and published in 2008. The problem I found is that the author often presents aspects in a circular way that made me want to say, "I get it, already! Move on!" I was glad that I read the book, but I think I might have enjoyed a different one on the topic even more. She is an interesting personality, and the book provides insight into that. The book carries the reader through her life as she builds a family after college and starts a second career in politics once the kids grew up. She was born in Baltimore into the D'Alesandro family, who started as immigrants with her great grandparents and developed into a political powerhouse with her father. This leads to a not-quite linear presentation of her life, but one that helps define the person that she is and why she probably does the things that she does. Each chapter highlights a particular aspect: her childhood and family political history, her faith (Catholicism), etc. Vincent Bzdek is a news editor for The Washington Post so I figured it would be a good biographic presentation. I was interested in learning a little bit more about the woman who became the first female Speaker of the House. I grabbed this one off the return cart at work.
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