Promise Me, Dad - Joe Biden

A memoir of part of this time in office, "Promise Me, Dad" is a poignant and enlightening story revolving around the decline and loss of his son Beau to brain cancer.  I learned about Biden's involvement with foreign policy, specifically the Sunni, Shiites and Kurds in Iraq, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the foreign aid given to the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador).  I learned about the experimental cancer treatments given to Beau, and about Beau's legacy as Attorney General of Delaware.

Maybe most importantly, I learned about the compassion and dedication of not just Biden, but his entire family, and also of Barack Obama as he helped Joe deal with the grief of losing his son.

Through his Vice Presidency, I didn't know a lot about what Biden had done, but this book shed some light on that.  He also talks about his decision not to run for President, but in hindsight, for the good of the country, I wish he had.

It was also a story of hope - hope that you can be okay, after a loss.  This was an important message to me.

This was a great book.