美国国会议员哈基姆·杰弗里：民主基础知识（精装插图版） The ABCs of Democracy

基本信息

Format:Hardback 48 pages

Publisher:Grand Central Publishing

Imprint:Grand Central Publishing

ISBN:9781538770368

Published:12 Nov 2024

Dimensions:229 x 184 (mm)

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

这本适合所有年龄段读者的插图生动的书中，哈基姆·杰弗里斯议员关于美国价值观的《民主基础知识》演讲生动再现。

美国价值观胜过独裁统治。仁慈胜过偏见。

哈基姆·杰弗里斯议员在历史性地当选众议院领头后，发表了激动人心的第1次演讲，他用一个字母一个字母地肯定了美国的价值观。他的话语既鼓舞人心又紧迫，永恒地提醒人们什么将使美国成为世界历史上伟大的民主国家。杰弗里斯用巧妙而令人难忘的措辞，为更光明的美国未来绘制了一张字母路线图，并警告了走不同道路的危险。现在，通过为每个字母配上生动的插图，《民主基础知识》将这份未来蓝图生动、多彩地呈现在读者面前。

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries' ABCs of Democracy speech on American values is brought to life in this vividly illustrated book for all ages.

American values over autocracy. Benevolence over bigotry.

So begins the rousing finale of the first floor speech delivered by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries upon his historic elevation as House Democratic Leader, affirming the values of America one letter of the alphabet at a time. Equal parts inspiring and urgent, his words provide a timeless reminder of what will keep the United States the greatest democracy in the history of the world. In clever and memorable turns of phrase, Jeffries paints an alphabetic road map for a brighter American future and warns of the perils of taking a different path. Now, with vibrant illustrations for each letter, The ABCs of Democracy brings this blueprint for the future to vivid, colorful life.

作者简介

哈基姆·杰弗里斯代表纽约第八国会选区，目前正在美国国会任职第六个任期。他是众议院领头，于 2022 年 11 月被同事一致推选出任该职位。杰弗里斯众议员此前曾担任众议院党团主席，并在美国第 45 任的第1次参议院审判期间担任弹劾经理。他出生于布鲁克林医院，在皇冠高地长大，在 Cornerstone 浸信会教堂长大，是纽约市公立学校系统的产物，毕业于米德伍德高中。他与家人住在布鲁克林，是尼克斯队的狂热粉丝，并继续欣赏嘻哈经典时代的音乐。

Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York and is serving his sixth term in the United States Congress. He is the House Democratic Leader, having been unanimously elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2022. Congressman Jeffries previously served as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and as an Impeachment Manager during the first Senate trial of the 45th President of the United States. He was born in Brooklyn Hospital, raised in Crown Heights, grew up in the Cornerstone Baptist and is a product of New York City's public school system, having graduated from Midwood High School. He lives in Brooklyn with his family, is an avid Knicks fan and continues to enjoy music from the classic era of Hip Hop.