{"product_id":"book-oor6","title":"Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of single motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir \u003cem\u003eWalking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels\u003c\/em\u003e offers an unflinching look at what it takes to succeed in the bruising arena of big-city politics. As one of Philadelphia's most influential councilwomen, Reynolds-Brown shattered glass ceilings and championed transformative legislation for women, children, and families during her remarkable twenty-year tenure. But behind the headlines and policy victories lay a more intimate story: that of a divorced single mother navigating the delicate balance between personal ambition and family obligations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eWith remarkable candor, Reynolds-Brown reveals the storms she weathered, including a public campaign controversy that threatened to derail everything she'd built. Yet through it all, she demonstrates how to \"adjust the sail\" when the winds of change blow fierce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003ePart political memoir, part leadership manifesto, this powerful account from a pioneering public servant shows what's possible with equal measures of moxie and grace. Reynolds-Brown's journey from educator to accomplished legislator offers an inspiring blueprint for anyone who's ever had to fight twice as hard to get half as far-and emerged stronger for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You will be enlightened by Blondell's transparency of her personal failure and career stumbles that left her stronger and clear-eyed because of her faith. 'Everyone has a copyright on their own life,' including Blondell.\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eSheryl Lee Ralph Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e, Actress, Singer, Author, Soror \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eState Senator Vincent Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e, Seventh Senatorial District, Philadelphia, PA \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50167186915632,"sku":"BDoor6","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":66513752686896,"sku":"ZEoor6","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":66513752719664,"sku":"ZMoor6","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/oor6-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776043125","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-oor6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}