Product Description

Condoleezza Rice is the most powerful woman in the world. Yet her rise to power is one of stark contrasts: as a black woman she is surrounded by white Republicans many times more wealthy than she is. In this authorised biography, unfettered access has been given to delve into a private life that has hitherto been closely guarded. The same mentor of Madeleine Albright's, drove Rice on from her complex childhood in militant segregated Birmingham where her school friend was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Having a love for 'bad boys', she forged a friendship with George W Bush and became an instant celebrity when she joined his campaign.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #210986 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Review
'[Condoleezza Rice]... digs deep into the story of her family, including her slave ancestors, and the hugely influential figure of her father, the Rev. John Rice. We follow the family's journey from segregation in Alabama to educational opportunity in Colorado and finally to California. We learn much with a detail uncommon in a political biography of her almost frighteningly intense childhood.' JONATHAN FREEDLAND --m

'New light on the inner workings of a fascinating yet elusive woman.' Sunday Business Post --m

'Engrossing.' Independent on Sunday --m

About the Author
Marcus Mabry grew up in a black neighbourhood in Trenton, New Jersey. He graduated from Stanford University and the Institut d Études Politiques-Paris. A prize-winning foreign correspondent with postings in Johannesburg and Paris, he currently works for the New York Times. He is a frequent commentator on the BBC World Service, CNN and MSNBC.