03423cam a2200421 i 4500 335532575 TxAuBib 20171215120000.0 170922s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017041080 9781250171672 hardcover 1250171679 hardcover 9781250183941 signed edition 1250183944 signed edition TxAuBib rda Biden, Joseph R.,. Promise me Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose / Joe Biden. First edition. New York : Flatiron Books, 2017. New York : Flatiron Books, 2017. ℗2017. 260 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Biden family Thanksgiving -- Have a purpose -- Solace -- Trust -- Keeping busy -- It has to be you -- Calculated risks -- Home base -- You have to tell them the truth -- Can you stay? -- Run, Joe, run -- Epilogue. In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years; it was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. The Thanksgiving holiday was a much-needed respite, a time to connect, a time to reflect on what the year had brought, and what the future might hold. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. "Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you’re going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. The year brought real triumph and accomplishment, and wrenching pain. In the worst times, Biden was able to lean on the strength of his long, deep bonds with his family, on his faith, and on his deepening friendship with the man in the Oval Office, Barack Obama. Writing with poignancy and immediacy, Joe Biden allows readers to feel the urgency of each moment, to experience the days when he felt unable to move forward as well as the days when he felt like he could not afford to stop. This is a book written not just by the vice president, but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future.This is a book written not just by the vice president, but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future. 20171215. Biden, Joseph R. Biden, Beau, 1969-2015. Vice-Presidents United States Biography. Fathers and sons United States Biography. Cancer Patients United States Biography. Presidents United States Election 2016. United States Politics and government 2009-2017. Autobiographies. Biographies.