Education of an Idealist

Samantha Power's memoir is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world. It combines suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits, and disarming honesty to show how even in the face of daunting challenges, we can make a difference.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 592 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

The International Bestseller Named One of the Best Books of the Year


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Time,

The Economist,

The Washington Post,

Vanity Fair,



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What can one person do?


In this captivating and inspiring memoir, human rights advocate and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Samantha Power provides a timely and urgent response to this profound question. As she traces her remarkable journey from an Irish immigrant to a war correspondent and activist, ultimately rising to become the youngest-ever US Ambassador to the United Nations, Power writes with a unique blend of suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits, and disarming honesty.


Her account vividly illuminates the complexities of navigating the halls of power while simultaneously striving to uphold one's ideals and raise two young children. It showcases how, even in the face of daunting challenges, each of us possesses the potential to make a meaningful difference.


Now with an Updated Afterword

By:


The New York Times,

Time,

The Economist,

The Washington Post,

Vanity Fair,



Times Literary Supplement

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 44 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008274924