by Marco Rubio
First published 2015
Marco Rubio opens with his parents' 1956 arrival in America. They came with little money and elementary school educations but found a nation where hard work could build better lives. His mother cleaned houses and his father tended bar, yet their son reached the U.S. Senate. Rubio argues this classic American story now faces extinction. He contends that decades of big government policies have failed both poor and middle class families. Millions of workers find themselves displaced by an economy that no longer values their abilities. Government offers welfare instead of genuine opportunity. Rubio presents his blueprint for change. He calls for reducing federal overreach, helping families prepare for college costs and retirement, and removing barriers that prevent small businesses from hiring. The senator believes America must rediscover the principles and determined spirit that originally set the country apart from other nations.
Genres: business, american, political-science, economics, biography-memoir, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, social-commentary
Setting: America
Period: 1956, Decades
240 pages · Hardcover · Sentinel