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One goal of this memoir is to inspire people to fight for change. It takes what I call the Art of Tough and I've had to do it all my life.-Senator Barbara Boxer Barbara Boxer has made her mark, combining compassionate advocacy with scrappiness in a political career spanning more than three decades. Now, retiring from the Senate, she continues the work to which she's dedicated 30 years in Congress. Her memoir, The Art of Tough, shares her provocative and touching recollections of service, and cements her commitment to the fight for women, families, quality, environmental protection, all in a peaceful world. Sometimes lauded, sometimes vilified, but always standing tough, Boxer has fought for what is right even when her personal convictions conflicted with her party or the majority rule.

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Anyone who thinks that Washington can't be understood, has no great hearts, and is not crucial to our daily lives will be turned around on all counts by Barbara Boxer's irresistible story of her more than four decades there. Read this as a bridge into the coming political year, and you won't just vote, you'll fight to vote.-- Gloria Steinem, feminist, activist, and author For decades I have worked with Barbara Boxer on issues that have touched our hearts and our lives. She is a woman of her word and she is one of the most generous leaders I have ever met in politics.-- Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-California) In more than 40 years in government, Barbara Boxer has truly mastered the 'Art of Tough.' Her life and work are an inspiration to politicians everywhere, both real and completely fake.-- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress and star of the HBO series Veep When you read Barbara's words, you realize how important it is to be strong in the face of overwhelming powers. Her book will inspire all of us to be fearless in our pursuits, our convictions, and our lives.-- Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress It takes a true warrior to fight against the biggest polluters who would degrade our environment. That warrior is Barbara Boxer, who has been my partner for years in protecting our oceans so that their beauty remains for future generations.-- Ted Danson, actor and environmentalist Drawing on her decades of effective, principled advocacy of liberal ideals, Barbara Boxer provides a valuable description of how the legislative process works at its best. She weaves the political, official, and personal aspects of the job into a readable, instructive narrative of how democracy can be practiced.-- Former Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) This book offers invaluable lessons about politics and life from one of the strongest progressive voices of the U.S. Senate. Barbara Boxer's life lessons are tried and true. They are pearls of wisdom her readers can live by.-- Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) Kirsten Gillibrand of New York...does a good job setting the tone of the book, reading with enthusiasm and energy. Senator Boxer delivers the rest of the book with a pleasant voice, and she's clearly used to speaking with purpose and clarity...Boxer paces herself and reads slowly enough that listeners can ponder her positions. -- AudioFile It's a great book about female empowerment and what it takes to be a member of society and how one person can make a difference. -- Chelsea Handler From being told in the early sixties that 'women aren't stockbrokers' to five terms in the House and four terms in the Senate, Senator Barbara Boxer's memoir is the story of a woman who found her calling. My favorite quote is: 'So I ran.' Even if you differ with Senator Boxer politically, The Art of Tough educates and entertains. It's a 'must read.'-- Carole King, singer-songwriter and bestselling author [Boxer has] an eye for a good anecdote.... a key record of her work. -- Publishers Weekly

Anyone who thinks that Washington can't be understood, has no great hearts, and is not crucial to our daily lives will be turned around on all counts by Barbara Boxer's irresistible story of her more than four decades there. Read this as a bridge into the coming political year, and you won't just vote, you'll fight to vote.-- Gloria Steinem, feminist, activist, and author For decades I have worked with Barbara Boxer on issues that have touched our hearts and our lives. She is a woman of her word and she is one of the most generous leaders I have ever met in politics.-- Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-California) In more than 40 years in government, Barbara Boxer has truly mastered the 'Art of Tough.' Her life and work are an inspiration to politicians everywhere, both real and completely fake.-- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress and star of the HBO series Veep When you read Barbara's words, you realize how important it is to be strong in the face of overwhelming powers. Her book will inspire all of us to be fearless in our pursuits, our convictions, and our lives.-- Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress It takes a true warrior to fight against the biggest polluters who would degrade our environment. That warrior is Barbara Boxer, who has been my partner for years in protecting our oceans so that their beauty remains for future generations.-- Ted Danson, actor and environmentalist Drawing on her decades of effective, principled advocacy of liberal ideals, Barbara Boxer provides a valuable description of how the legislative process works at its best. She weaves the political, official, and personal aspects of the job into a readable, instructive narrative of how democracy can be practiced.-- Former Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) This book offers invaluable lessons about politics and life from one of the strongest progressive voices of the U.S. Senate. Barbara Boxer's life lessons are tried and true. They are pearls of wisdom her readers can live by.-- Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) [Boxer has] an eye for a good anecdote.... a key record of her work. -- Publishers Weekly From being told in the early sixties that 'women aren't stockbrokers' to five terms in the House and four terms in the Senate, Senator Barbara Boxer's memoir is the story of a woman who found her calling. My favorite quote is: 'So I ran.' Even if you differ with Senator Boxer politically, The Art of Tough educates and entertains. It's a 'must read.'-- Carole King, singer-songwriter and bestselling author It's a great book about female empowerment and what it takes to be a member of society and how one person can make a difference. -- Chelsea Handler Kirsten Gillibrand of New York...does a good job setting the tone of the book, reading with enthusiasm and energy. Senator Boxer delivers the rest of the book with a pleasant voice, and she's clearly used to speaking with purpose and clarity...Boxer paces herself and reads slowly enough that listeners can ponder her positions. -- AudioFile

Anyone who thinks that Washington can't be understood, has no great hearts, and is not crucial to our daily lives will be turned around on all counts by Barbara Boxer's irresistible story of her more than four decades there. Read this as a bridge into the coming political year, and you won't just vote, you'll fight to vote.-- Gloria Steinem, feminist, activist, and author Drawing on her decades of effective, principled advocacy of liberal ideals, Barbara Boxer provides a valuable description of how the legislative process works at its best. She weaves the political, official, and personal aspects of the job into a readable, instructive narrative of how democracy can be practiced.-- Former Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) For decades I have worked with Barbara Boxer on issues that have touched our hearts and our lives. She is a woman of her word and she is one of the most generous leaders I have ever met in politics.-- Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-California) In more than 40 years in government, Barbara Boxer has truly mastered the 'Art of Tough.' Her life and work are an inspiration to politicians everywhere, both real and completely fake.-- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actress and star of the HBO series Veep It takes a true warrior to fight against the biggest polluters who would degrade our environment. That warrior is Barbara Boxer, who has been my partner for years in protecting our oceans so that their beauty remains for future generations.-- Ted Danson, actor and environmentalist This book offers invaluable lessons about politics and life from one of the strongest progressive voices of the U.S. Senate. Barbara Boxer's life lessons are tried and true. They are pearls of wisdom her readers can live by.-- Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) When you read Barbara's words, you realize how important it is to be strong in the face of overwhelming powers. Her book will inspire all of us to be fearless in our pursuits, our convictions, and our lives.-- Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress [Boxer has] an eye for a good anecdote.... a key record of her work. -- Publishers Weekly It's a great book about female empowerment and what it takes to be a member of society and how one person can make a difference. -- Chelsea Handler Kirsten Gillibrand of New York...does a good job setting the tone of the book, reading with enthusiasm and energy. Senator Boxer delivers the rest of the book with a pleasant voice, and she's clearly used to speaking with purpose and clarity...Boxer paces herself and reads slowly enough that listeners can ponder her positions. -- AudioFile From being told in the early sixties that 'women aren't stockbrokers' to five terms in the House and four terms in the Senate, Senator Barbara Boxer's memoir is the story of a woman who found her calling. My favorite quote is: 'So I ran.' Even if you differ with Senator Boxer politically, The Art of Tough educates and entertains. It's a 'must read.'-- Carole King, singer-songwriter and bestselling author

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Barbara Levy Boxer is the junior United States senator from California, serving since 1993. A lifelong Democrat, she previously served in the House of Representatives for ten years, from 1983 to 1993. Married for more than fifty years, she lives in California, where she raised two children and has four grandchildren. A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College in 1988, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand went on to receive her law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1991 and served as a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. After working as an attorney in New York City for nearly a decade, Gillibrand served as special counsel to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo during the Clinton administration, then as an attorney before serving in the US House of Representatives, representing New York's Twentieth Congressional District, which spans ten counties in upstate New York. Gillibrand was first sworn in as United States senator from New York in January 2009, filling Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat. In November 2012 she was elected to her first six-year Senate term with 72 percent of the vote, a New York State record, winning sixty of New York's sixty-two counties. She lives in Troy, New York, with her husband, Jonathan, and their sons, Theo and Henry.

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