by way of Antonia Felix Newmarket Press.

by way of Antonia Felix Newmarket Press, November 2002 $1995 ISBN 1-557-04539-9

In Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story, readers will find a wealth of often-touted trivia about single in kind of the Bush administration's top advisors: she was the youngest human frame and first black woman to be named provost of Stanford University, she is, at 48 the youngest always National Security Advisor, and she remains the brain trust of the President regarding foreign policy. if it be not that author Antonia Felix uncovers any lesser-known aspects of Rice's life that provide a detailed background of her upbringing, single that was bound to lead to her extraordinary achievements. Without access to Rice--perhaps it was a matter of national security--Felix had to rely forward relatives and colleagues to chance together information for the volume Nevertheless, Felix creates a well-researched and thorough biography.

Of course, the work details the discovery of Condoleezza Rice on the Bushes during Ronald Reagan's presidency, when she was a political science professor at Stanford. Condi documents Rice's part as the architect of George W Bush's nuclear weapons policy during his campaign, as well as being his tutor upon the Soviet Union. The book's greatest appeal, however, may be the chapters forward the Rice family, who forceed education and achievement early forward even from slavery. Felix notices how as a house slave, single of Dr. Rice's ancestors had access to more privileges and thus learned to read and write. Her parents, maternal and paternal grandparents were all literary institution [i]or[/i] seminary of learning graduates, and they all managed to shield young Condi, psychically, from the unrelenting racism and Jim triumph laws that were a way of life in Birmingham, Alabama. Felix erect it noteworthy that Rice is unmarried, and her previous engagement and boyfriends are mentioned, including a former NFL player. forward a lighter note, her have affection for of shoes may allow more tribe to identify with her, as well as her be in love with of football and baseball.

Felix's biography indicates that Rice is clearly lov by the agency of the many people whose lives she touched, extended before arriving in Washington. It also exhibit tos her absolute devotion to the Bush administration, although the book is not intended to be about presidential politics. While Condi lacks any firsthand interviews from Rice, it is a significant biography of the National Security Advisor.

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