Kamala Harrisová - Vlastní cestou – Morain Dan (2021)

How did the daughter of two immigrants in California rise to become the first vice president of the United States? On her own path. Kamala Harris and her younger sister were raised by a single mother, a practical cancer specialist who emigrated from India at nineteen for a better education. She separated from Kamala's father, a top economics professor from Jamaica, when Kamala was just five years old. Kamala inherited a sense of social justice from both parents, along with her mother's work ethic, attention to detail, and above all, the talent to achieve the impossible. After humble beginnings in Oakland and a subsequent activist period at Howard University, she grew into an indomitable, quick-witted, understanding, and precise woman – a feared prosecutor known for her biting remarks and a politician capable of deftly navigating California's divided political culture. All of this is captured by seasoned journalist Dan Morain, who has followed Kamala Harris's life for a full twenty-five years while covering the situation in California. He now presents the first detailed and engaging account of Kamala's extraordinary career. At the same time, the author continuously shows what Harris does when no one is watching: falling in love at a late age, becoming a stepmother...