Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels

From the halls of the Philadelphia City Council to the challenges of single motherhood, Blondell Reynolds-Brown's memoir  Walking a Tightrope Backward in High Heels  offers an unflinching look at what it takes to succeed in the bruising arena of big-city politics. As one of Philadelphia's most influential councilwomen, Reynolds-Brown shattered glass ceilings and championed transformative legislation for women, children, and families during her remarkable twenty-year tenure. But behind