Condi

The Condoleezza Rice Story
By Antonia Felix

She's a woman of buoyant and unflagging faith in God. She's the daughter of the Civil Rights era whose parents were determined that their only child should never kneel to the limitations of racism and sexism. They instilled in her a "twice-as-good" excellence that would shatter every glass ceiling.

Her brilliant grasp of foreign policy-acquired through her insatiable thirst for learning and remarkable self-discipline, and teamed with flexibility, confidence, and tremendous poise - has paved her way into Washington's innermost circle.

Indeed, looking at the factors that shaped the life of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, her ascent to the highest position of power and influence ever attained by any woman in U.S. history seems practically inevitable.

Condoleeza. The name derives from a musical term, con dolcezza, meaning to play "with sweetness." But Condi's winsome ways belie an iron resolve. In today's male-dominated arena of international politics, she is as tough-and brilliant, and capable- as they come. Condi tells the story of a powerful woman who has experienced firsthand some of our nation's darkest and brightest moments, who was a key player in the government's response to September 11, and who some believe will be a future vice-president, perhaps even president.

Publisher: Zondervan
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover, Jacketed