My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
by Susan Rice
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“Ive known @AmbassadorRice for 35 years. Believe me when I tell you that she is passionate about racial injustice & progressive causes. Our first projects together as @Stanford & @UniofOxford concerned antiapartheid. (Read her excellent book, Tough Love!)”
Recommended by 3 notable people, including Barack Obama and Shonda Rhimes
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See customer reviews on Amazon →This is a career memoir built from scene-by-scene recollections of diplomatic crises and behind-the-scenes meetings, written for readers who want immediacy rather than technical policy papers. Its useful part is vivid anecdote and a sense of what limitations felt like to someone making decisions under pressure. Its main limitation is selectivity: events are presented through the author’s memory and priorities, so the narrative can feel defensive, repetitive, and light on systematic policy argumentation or fresh archival detail.
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Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. RiceNational Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nationsdelivers an inspiring account of a life in service to family and country.Although you may think you know Susan Ricewhose name b...
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Memoirs, Most Recommended Books, and Politics.
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