{"product_id":"book-dkwk","title":"We're Better Than This","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe audiobook contains\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful memories of Representative Elijah Cummings narrated by Laurence\u003cbr\u003eFishburne and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, with a foreword written and read by\u003cbr\u003eSpeaker Nancy Pelosi. Included are the eulogies from his funeral delivered by\u003cbr\u003ePresidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Speaker\u003cbr\u003eNancy Pelosi, Harry Spikes, Kweisi\u003cbr\u003eMfume, Bishop Walter Scott Thomas, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Jennifer Cummings, Adia Cummings, and\u003cbr\u003eJames Cummings. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings was known\u003cbr\u003efor saying “We’re better than this.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe\u003cbr\u003esaid it in Baltimore, a city on the verge of explosion over police treatment of\u003cbr\u003ecitizens.  He said it in Congress when microphones were shut down, barring\u003cbr\u003efree speech.  He said it when the President flaunted his power and ignored\u003cbr\u003ethe Constitution.  He said it when the President resorted to bullying,\u003cbr\u003ename-calling and feeding racial divisions. We are better than this. He\u003cbr\u003econtinued to say it until his final days last October.  He said it because\u003cbr\u003ehe believed we must call out what is wrong and call on our better selves to\u003cbr\u003emake things right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWe’re Better Than This\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003eCummings details the formative moments in his life that prepared him to hold\u003cbr\u003ePresident Donald Trump accountable for his actions while in office. Cummings\u003cbr\u003epowerfully weaves together the urgent drama of modern-day politics and the\u003cbr\u003edefining stories from his past. He offers a unique perspective on how his\u003cbr\u003eupbringing as the son of sharecroppers in a South Baltimore neighborhood, rampant\u003cbr\u003ewith racism and poverty, laid the foundation of a life spent fighting for\u003cbr\u003ejustice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCummings\u003cbr\u003ewas known for his ability to referee contentious members of Congress and reach\u003cbr\u003eacross the aisle for the sake of justice. Since his early days in politics,\u003cbr\u003eCummings proved his abilities as a leader and legal mind who could operate at\u003cbr\u003ethe highest levels of democracy, always working with – and for – the\u003cbr\u003eunderserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart\u003cbr\u003ememoir, part call-to-action, the book goes behind the scenes with the House\u003cbr\u003eDemocratic leadership, offering an eye-opening account of the relentless and\u003cbr\u003eunprecedented obstructionism by both the President and GOP. Cummings’ final\u003cbr\u003ewords present a vital defense of how government oversight defines our\u003cbr\u003ecollective trust and makes the case that, even in the face of our nation’s most\u003cbr\u003echallenging times, we must remain rooted in the politics of optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49344326041904,"sku":"BDdkwk","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49344326107440,"sku":"ZEdkwk","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49344326172976,"sku":"ZMdkwk","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dkwk-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778378284","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dkwk","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}