Every Day Is Extra

  • Author: John Kerry
  • Narrator: John Kerry
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 28:25:24
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Synopsis

An instant New York Times bestseller, John Kerry’s revealing memoir offers “a detailed record of an important life…frank, thoughtful, and clearly written…A bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders” (The New York Times Book Review).

Every Day Is Extra is John Kerry’s candid personal story. A Yale graduate, Kerry enlisted in the US Navy in 1966, and served in Vietnam. He returned home highly decorated but disillusioned, and he testified powerfully before Congress as a young veteran opposed to the war. Kerry was elected to the Senate in 1984, eventually serving five terms. In 2004 he was the Democratic presidential nominee and came within one state—Ohio—of winning. He succeeded Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State in 2013. In that position he tried to find peace in the Middle East; dealt with the Syrian civil war while combatting ISIS; and negotiated the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement.

“In these pages Kerry shows remarkable honesty, depth, even spirituality…There is remarkable poignancy—not the usual currency of the career politician and the country’s top diplomat” (The Boston Globe). A witness to some of the most important events of our recent history, Kerry tells wonderful stories about colleagues Ted Kennedy and John McCain, as well as President Obama and other major figures. He writes movingly of recovering his faith while in the Senate, and how he deplores the hyper-partisanship that has infected Washington.

Every Day Is Extra “draws back the curtain on a life you thought you knew, but turns out to be a bit different…A surprisingly personal book” (The Washington Post) that shows Kerry for the dedicated, witty, and authentic man that he is and provides forceful testimony for the importance of diplomacy and American leadership to address the increasingly complex challenges of a more globalized world.

Chapters

  • EveryDayIsExtra 021 Ch14

    Duration: 01h04min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 022 Ch15A

    Duration: 59min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 023 Ch15B

    Duration: 56min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 024 Ch16A

    Duration: 48min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 025 Ch16B

    Duration: 43min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 026 Ch17A

    Duration: 01h13min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 027 Ch17B

    Duration: 56min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 028 Ch18A

    Duration: 01h01min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 029 Ch18B

    Duration: 53min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 030 Ch19A

    Duration: 52min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 031 Ch19B

    Duration: 40min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 032 Ch20

    Duration: 01h14min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 033 Afterword

    Duration: 10min
  • EveryDayIsExtra 034 Credits

    Duration: 01min
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