And while I would still recommend it to folks who want to learn more about the Senator and the Democratic Nominee for Vice President, I found that as I got further and further into the book it became clear that it was written as a campaign tool (for his 2008 presidential attempt).
The first half of the book -- Biden's childhood, the love story of meeting his first wife Neila, Biden's Senate campaign, the tragic death of Neila and his baby daughter Naomi in 1972, meeting Jill and rebuilding his family, and coming into his own as a Senator -- is beautiful and moving.
But as the memoir moves into September 11th, Afghanistan and Iraq, I started to lose interest because it felt like Biden was trying to sell readers on a Biden Presidency.
Click here to view the table of contents, here to read an excerpt from Promises to Keep, or here to visit the Senator's website.
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