The distinguished senator from Delaware, Joseph Biden, looks back on his many life experiences and especially on the political education he received through nearly four decades in Congress. Born into a Catholic, middle class family., Biden grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and then Wilmington, Delaware, where he learned the basic values that sustained him throughout his life and career. An eyewitness to much turbulent American history, Biden was an outspoken liberal senator, and here he shares some of his many anecdotes about people and power. Looking back at it all, he acknowledges the flaws within the system, yet remains a staunch believer in public service and the common good.