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Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland

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Charity Spencer, Kristi Noem

6 Hours 18 Minutes

Hachette Book Group USA

June 2022

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South Dakota governor Kristi Noem tells her rough and tumble story of growing up on a ranch, and how a blessed life of true grit taught her how to lead.

“We don’t complain about things, Kristi. We fix them.” Taking her father’s words to heart, South Dakota's first woman governor Kristi Noem shares heartfelt – and heartbreaking – lessons on making things right in the world, from her childhood on a farm in the vastness of rural America, to the marbled halls of Congress, to the national spotlight amid a global pandemic.
From humorous barnyard battles with feisty cattle and rodeo horses, to the tragic and untimely death of her larger-than-life father, to her decision to her decision to return and run the farm and ranch with her family, Noem invites readers into a life defined by work, faith, and helping others. Noem's reflections are offered in the familiar, unvarnished voice of a woman who later defied Washington’s most powerful politicians and led the people of her small, hardscrabble state through natural disasters, the pain of a global pandemic, and the fear and turmoil that gripped the nation after.
 
While filled with plenty of candid observations and refreshingly frank assessments of the country's leading figures, the memoir's most powerful moments nevertheless come from honest glimpses into marriage, motherhood, and leadership in an unpredictable time. 
 
Far from a book about politics, Not My First Rodeo is the story of a life lived so far – with characters as richly textured as the Black Hills, and reflections as gentle and powerful as America itself.  

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  • Charles P.

    She puts forth her values and decision making process. She is exactly what this county needs

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  • Robert F.

    Good quick read. One that lets a person know what she stands for and why she stands for it. This book is foreshadowing of her higher political aspirations, and the painting of her character of why she should be the common sense, stable leader beyond that being Governor of South Dakota, and for that, I wish her well in her pursuits.

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  • Dany G.

    I loved it ! I think Miss Noem is a remarkable human being! True to her values! She is everything I would dream to have as Prime Minister of my province in Canada.

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