It Takes a Village

It Takes a Village

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton  

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For more than twenty-five years, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has made children her passion and her cause. Her experience with children has strengthened her conviction that how children develop and what they need to succeed is inextricably entwined with the society in which they live and how well it sustains and supports its families and individuals. In other words, it takes a village to raise a child.

It is time, Mrs. Clinton believes, to acknowledge that we have to make some changes for children's sake. Advances in technology and the global economy along with other developments in society have brought us much good, but they have also stressed the fabric of family life, leaving us and our children poorer in many ways - physically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually.

She doesn't believe that we should, or can, turn back the clock. False nostalgia for "family values" is no solution. Nor is it useful to make an all-purpose bogeyman or savior of "government." But by looking honestly at the condition of our children, by sifting the past for clues to the structure that once bound us together, by identifying places where our "village" is flourishing, and, most important, be listening to the children themselves, we can begin to create for our children the better tomorrow they deserve.

Description:
The First Lady, a longtime child advocate, expresses her concerns for the children of today's world and offers her ideas for developing our society into one that values children's unique contributions.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
It takes a Village - There is no way to review this product ordered Sept 3rd since I never received the product. After calling 3 times and being told it was shipped on the 7th I never received the book. On Sept 28th I was issued a refund.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
It Takes a Village, Tenth anniversary Edition - I've wanted to read this book for years because I'm with Hillary Clinton on the fact that it takes a village to raise a child. No one should ever fear anyone's good influence on their child as it can only enrich the child's life and ultimately lead the child to all that he/she can be. It takes extended family as well as good outside influences to do this.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Dynamic Book From a Feminine Role Model - I read this book when it first came out in the 90s. I loved the way Sen. Clinton, who was then First Lady, related to the struggles that face American families. She showed compassion as well as incredible intelligence.

I am a Mormon, and one thing that impressed me about this book is that Hillary praised the Mormon practice of holding Family Home Evenings once a week. (My family did this growing up). Hillary's point with this book is that we need to look at what's working for American families. We need to emulate good practices in the private sector, and put government back on the side of families.

I think Hillary Clinton is a true hero, and feminine role model. I supported her bid for presidency, not because I agreed with her on every issue, but because I respected her, and felt excited to support a female candidate.

Regardless of party affiliation (I'm a Republican), this book is intelligent, well-researched and written and beneficial to the public policy discourse.

I recommend it!

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
Left field - This book is regurgitated Karl Marx. Everyone remembers his spoutings about industry and its relation to class struggle but he was very opinionated on how to raise children to fit in with his vision of a socialist Utopia. And Hillary Clinton's viewpoints mirror his nearly word for word. Maybe people think his writings are too old for it to be labeled plagiarism but it's like she copied it and added a word or two of her own once in a while.

Customer Review: 1 out of 5
Bought this as a joke gift - I wouldn't read this book for a million dollars. She has shown many times on the campaign trail that nothing that comes out of her mouth has any value at all. She is a politician...and since when can any politician be trusted.

I bought this book to give to a friend as a joke (and it turned out to be pretty funny, I'll spare you the details). Please note that I bought this book used so that Hillary Rodham Chavez didn't receive any money from my purchase.

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