An American Son: A Memoir (Abridged)

by Marco Rubio Narrated by Marco Rubio

Overview

Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.
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Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Con­vention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.
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Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fas­cinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.
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Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that's possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his fam­ily's story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.

Editorial Reviews

OCTOBER 2012 - AudioFile

The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio was elected to the U.S. Senate (Florida) in 2010 as a Republican. This abridgment of his memoir is not edited well for audio as it its timeline is often unclear. Transitions between audio chapters have no logical flow or connection, and the jumps forward and back are many—restating some of the core content. Rubio narrates with ability and sincerity, if without much enthusiasm or emotion. This is a not very well-told story of ambition, talent, family-imparted values, and more than a bit of self-involvement. Pronounced variations in volume are apparent where such retakes usually are perfected before release. Whether there was a deadline associated with it or not, this is not a solid effort, and there is a very American story of triumph here to be told. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2012 - AudioFile

The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio was elected to the U.S. Senate (Florida) in 2010 as a Republican. This abridgment of his memoir is not edited well for audio as it its timeline is often unclear. Transitions between audio chapters have no logical flow or connection, and the jumps forward and back are many—restating some of the core content. Rubio narrates with ability and sincerity, if without much enthusiasm or emotion. This is a not very well-told story of ambition, talent, family-imparted values, and more than a bit of self-involvement. Pronounced variations in volume are apparent where such retakes usually are perfected before release. Whether there was a deadline associated with it or not, this is not a solid effort, and there is a very American story of triumph here to be told. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171879785
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	06/19/2012
Edition description:	Abridged

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