Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me

Rice, Condoleezza

ISBN 10: 038573879X / ISBN 13: 9780385738798

Verlag: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, NY, 2010

Beschreibung

Signed 'Condy Rice' on the title page. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 034463

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My ...

Verlag: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 2010

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition

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Inhaltsangabe:

In this captivating memoir for young people, looking back with candor and affection, Condoleezza Rice evokes in rich detail her remarkable childhood.
Her life began in the comparatively placid 1950s in Birmingham, Alabama, where black people lived in a segregated parallel universe to their white neighbors. She grew up during the violent and shocking 1960s, when bloodshed became a part of daily life in the South. Rice’s portrait of her parents, John and Angelena, highlights their ambitions and frustrations and shows how much they sacrificed to give their beloved only child the best chance for success. Rice also discusses the challenges of being a precocious child who was passionate about music, ice skating, history, and current affairs. Her memoir reveals with vivid clarity how her early experiences sowed the seeds of her political beliefs and helped her become a vibrant, successful woman.
Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Parents and Me is a fascinating and inspirational story for young people. Includes a 16-page photo insert.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Condoleezza Rice was the sixty-sixth U.S. secretary of state and the first black woman to hold that office. She was also the first woman to serve as national security advisor. She has served as provost of Stanford University and was the Soviet and East European Affairs advisor to the president of the United States during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.