A powerful memoir from 'the Democrats' most talented political newcomer since Barack Obama' (Time)
'Spectacular . . . Wes Moore is a proper leader' George Clooney
Two kids named Wes Moore shared much more than a name; they shared remarkably similar circumstances. Both grew up fatherÂless and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police.
How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and leading politician, while the other became a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?
Wes Moore, the author of this fascinating book, sets out to answer this profound quesÂtion.
In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun...
Wes Moore is the governor of Maryland. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore, The Work, and Five Days,. He is also a former Rhodes Scholar, a combat veteran of Afghanistan, and a social entrepreneur who served as the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the largest antipoverty organizations in the country. Wes Moore lives in his hometown of Annapolis with his wife and two children
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