Condoleezza Rice: An American Life: A Biography

Condoleezza Rice, one of the most powerful and controversial women in the world, has until now remained a mystery behind an elegant, cool veneer. New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller peels back the layers and presents a revelatory portrait of the first black female secretary of state and President George W. Bush's national security adviser on September 11, 2001. Drawing on extensive interviews with Rice and more than 150 others, including colleagues, family members, government officials, and critics, the book relates in more intimate detail than ever before the personal voyage of a young black woman out of the segregated American South, and offers dramatic new information about the events and personalities of the Bush administration. In the process, with great insight, Bumiller tells the sweeping story of a tumultuous half-century in the nation's history.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9780812977134
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.64w x 0.96d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 02/15/2009 pg. 24