It Takes a Village

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Narrated by: Hillary Rodham Clinton

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of It Takes a Village, this splendid edition includes photographs and a new Introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

A decade ago, then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton chronicled her quest—both deeply personal and, in the truest sense, public—to help make our society into the kind of village that enables children to become smart, able, resilient adults. It Takes a Village is “a textbook for caring....Filled with truths that are worth a read, and a reread” (The Dallas Morning News).

For more than thirty-five years, Senator Clinton has made children her passion and her cause. Her long experience—not only through her roles as mother, daughter, sister, and wife but also as advocate, legal expert, and public servant—has strengthened her conviction that how children develop and what they need to succeed are 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.

In her new Introduction, Senator Clinton reflects on how our village has changed over the last decade—from the impact of the Internet to new research in early child development and education. She discusses issues of increasing concern—security, the environment, the national debt—and looks at where we have made progress and where there is still work to be done.

It Takes a Village has become a classic. As relevant as ever, this anniversary edition makes it abundantly clear that the choices we make today about how we raise our children and how we support families will determine how our nation will face the challenges of this century.©2006 Hillary Rodham Clinton. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form; (P)2006 Simon and Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Feels very dated, interesting to see how much has changed

Pretty stunning how our views have evolved on so many issues since this book, making it sound pretty in line with more moderate conservatives today.

I struggle to finish

This book was a long story of how government has failed children and parents and the community.

Important Piece

This is an important piece reflecting both the state of affairs at the time of the writing and important timeless principles that are even more important in this digital age. HRC's narrative abilities have come a long way since this recording!

a must-read for parents and community

this is just as relevant today as it was when it was written maybe even more so.

lgtb

no lgbt representation when talking about familys..I like her other book but this on was not as good