By Kristi Noem

On Sale: Oct 3, 2023
Page Count: 288 pages
Publisher: Twelve
ISBN-13: 9781538707067

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The memoir from President Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Bestselling author, governor of South Dakota, and former congresswoman 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 and beyond.

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 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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Kristi Noem

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Governor Kristi Noem is a mom, wife, grandmother, rancher, small-business owner, and New York Times bestselling author of Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland. She currently serves as the 33rd governor of the state of South Dakota. Prior to that, she served as the lone member of Congress from the state for four terms and in the South Dakota state legislature, where she held leadership positions in both bodies. Governor Noem and her husband Bryon have three grown children and two grandchildren.

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