Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family

from IandSsmom

I found this book fascinating. I never really followed Miss Rice one way or the other -for or against but I think it shows how a close relationship with her parents and there expectations for her influenced her and helped her become who she is. As a parent I'm so glad to have listened to this book.

from DeaconBernie

Brilliant person. The world is a lot better off because of her. Modest but also straight-forward. Her background is so heavily impacted by her parents yet she is her own person. At 50, she has many productive years remaining and I hope that our nation can avail herself of her services in the future.

from jcbrunner

While we get no closer to glimpse behind the facade of the enigma that is Condoleezza Rice, this sympathetic autobiography is a great and warm portrait of her family and background. Management guru Peter Drucker titled his autobiography "Adventures of a bystander". Rice actually fulfills Drucker'...

from katiekrug

Love her or hate her, one can't deny that Condoleezza Rice has led a fascinating and supremely accomplished life, from growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama to competitive figure skating in Denver, Colorado to being named the youngest Provost in Stanford University's history. And that does...

from khiemstra631

I listened to the audio book version, which is narrated by the author. Rice is an amazing woman who was parented by two amazing people. The story of her early youth in Birmingham, AL during the days of segregation seemed unbelievable to someone who never experienced segretation of that sort. Rice...