Opportunity Knocks
How Hard Work, Community, and Business Can Improve Lives and End Poverty
$21.71
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2020
Summary
Senator Tim Scott knows adversity. As the son of a single mother from North Charleston, South Carolina, he struggled to get through school and had his dreams of a college football career shattered by a car wreck. But thanks to his mother and a few mentors along the way, he learned that “failure isn’t failure unless you quit.” He also learned that it’s hard work and perseverance, not a government handout, that will get you ahead in life.
Today, Senator Scott is the only black Republica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781546059134 |
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| ISBN-10: | 154605913X |
| Author: | Senator Tim Scott, Tim Scott |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Center Street |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 160mm x 30mm |
About The Author
Senator Tim Scott
Tim Scott is a New York Times bestselling author, successful small businessman, and U.S. senator from South Carolina. Having grown up poor in a single-parent household, he has made it his mission to positively affect the lives of a billion people through a message of hope and opportunity. He is the first African American to be elected to both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction, and he currently serves on the Senate Committee on Finance; the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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