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100 1 Levinson, K. Riva.
245 10 Choosing the hero :|bmy improbable journey and the rise of
Africa's first woman president|h[Hoopla electronic
resource] /|cK. Riva Levinson and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
250 Unabridged.
264 1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2020.
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511 1 Read by K. Riva Levinson.
520 The rise of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to become the president
of Liberia and the first woman elected to lead an African
nation is one of the most inspiring stories of our time.
But Sirleaf could not have done it alone. Among the people
who worked tirelessly to help her achieve her victory was
Washington, DC-based international consultant and lobbyist
K. Riva Levinson. Choosing the Hero is Levinson's
compelling account of her life and career, and how she
joined forces with Sirleaf to fight for a cause bigger
than either of them. With gripping anecdotes, Levinson
describes her adventures working in some of the most
dangerous places on earth, from Somalia to Iraq. But it is
her efforts on behalf of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf that form
the heart of Choosing the Hero. Levinson chronicles her
behind-the-scenes lobbying for the exiled Sirleaf in
Washington, DC, as well as her on-the-ground work in
Liberia. It took three tries for Sirleaf to finally win
the presidency in 2005. President Sirleaf won the 2011
Nobel Peace Prize, and in 2018 she oversaw the first
peaceful, democratic transition of presidential power in
Liberia in seventy-five years. Choosing the Hero is an
exciting narrative about Sirleaf's struggle to create a
future for Liberia. It's a bird's-eye view of the inner-
workings of the lobbying and public relations business in
Washington, DC, and the making of US foreign policy. But
most of all, it is Riva Levinson's personal story of how
she found a hero, fought for a worthy cause, and
discovered her soul in the process. "The inspiring story
of two brilliant women who overcame the odds to make
positive change in Liberia. A must-read for any aspiring
global change maker!" "Peace and democracy seemed far,
far off to Liberians when brutal warlord Charles Taylor
ruled. This fast-paced, crisply told story of Liberia's
rebirth under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is inspiring and
impressively honest." "An excellent behind-the-scenes book,
chronicling the country's journey and Riva's." "A riveting
geopolitical thriller…which only makes this true life
story more compelling. The voice is unique, authentic, and
enlarges the world as we know it." "An inherently
fascinating and consistently compelling account from
beginning to end. Candid, detailed, informative, and
unique." "A deeply personal and thoughtful book on some of
the most important foreign policy issues of our time, and
a great read!"
538 Mode of access: World Wide Web.
700 1 Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen,|d1938-
710 2 hoopla digital.
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