The Memoirs of Madame Madeleine, v2

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Feb 01, Cristina Darabut rated it really liked it. Still I appreciated 3 things: No matter how tired, how busy or how bored you might be, train your mind. The first pages are quite easy to read because she outlines her personal life from the moment she was born until her divorce. From there on she concentrates on explaining the international context and the way she handled the different situations as a State Secretary.

So many names, so many contexts. I never got to really understand them until this book. I know the story is told from her perspective.

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Still for someone who is not initiated in international politics, it gives pretty good insight. Feb 26, Hannah Notess rated it really liked it. Now after reading this I know things about Mogadishu! Did you know we fought a war there, you guys? Seriously I learned a lot, and while I'm not necessarily on board with how the U. And there are some funny jokes; I like her sense of humor.

Apr 21, Mary rated it really liked it. I enjoyed Albright's autobiography, "Prague Winter," so much, I decided to read this earlier biography which focuses almost entirely on her years as Ambassador to the UN and then Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton. The book spends a few short chapters on her life before she assumed these two positions - fleeing Czechoslovakia for England with her parents just ahead of the Nazis in , returning to Czechoslovakia after the war only to flee from the Russians to the US with her famil I enjoyed Albright's autobiography, "Prague Winter," so much, I decided to read this earlier biography which focuses almost entirely on her years as Ambassador to the UN and then Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton.

The book spends a few short chapters on her life before she assumed these two positions - fleeing Czechoslovakia for England with her parents just ahead of the Nazis in , returning to Czechoslovakia after the war only to flee from the Russians to the US with her family when she was a teen, college years at Wellesley, her marriage to journalist Joe Albright , her years as a wife and mother of three daughters, graduate school at Columbia and early career in academia at Georgetown.

A side story of her appointment and confirmation as Secretary of State also goes into detail about the revelation, originally uncovered by the Washington Post, that three of her grandparents and several other relatives died in the Holocaust, a fact she did not know because her parents hid their Jewish identity from her. But most of the book explores, in rather generous detail, many of complexities of international relations with lots of space devoted to some of the troubled spots with which she dealt during her term as Secretary of State: Part of the challenge she faced was in the fall out from the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent domino effect that had in Russia itself and among the so-called Eastern Bloc countries as well as other Communist countries like Cuba, China and North Korea which had depended on Soviet support.

I liked the book -- I am sure anyone who is interested in global politics would find it intriguing. It was also very interesting to learn about some of the particular challenges she faced as the first woman Secretary of State, not the least of which was finding herself - often - as the only woman in the room during negotiations. And did I mention it was exhausting, reading about the ninety-six separate official trips she took either as UN Ambassador or Secretary of State, many of them with stops in four or five countries wore me out, not to mention the times she was responsible for hosting talks in the US between particularly aggrieved parties.

And then there is the very human side of people we know about mostly in the news; the image of Yasser Arafat playing hide and seek with her grandkids at her farm near Washington will probably stick with me forever. Aug 01, Lisa Koch rated it it was amazing.

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Behind my grandparents, my 1 hero in the world. This book is so good. If she had been born in the US, I would give up everything to help her be the president. But part of what makes her so amazing is her Eastern European lineage, her family's escape, her passion for that part of the world and the work she did in that area on behalf of the UN and the State Dept - some of which is detailed in this book. Her work in Africa was amazing. I cried as I read her accounts of the genocide in the Balkan Behind my grandparents, my 1 hero in the world.

I cried as I read her accounts of the genocide in the Balkans and all that she, the UN and the State Dept did and didn't do to resolve this monstrosity. She discussed how she does business and I liked her approach. Be generous with people, use humor, be strong and don't let people walk all over you. Invite people into your home and into your world food always helps Don't always need to be the smartest person in the room.

Ask for help and be thankful. Be loyal to those who deserve it. I could go on and on May 10, Chris rated it it was amazing Shelves: I found Albright's memoir an extremely well written and informative book about her time as US Ambassador to the UN and Secretary of State in the 's. The memoir also touches on her personal life and addresses some of the challenges of being the only woman or one of the very few in the highest levels of government. The first half of the book sheds light on her personal life and her slow rise to prominence.

She states that her rise to become the first female Secretary of State is an unlike I found Albright's memoir an extremely well written and informative book about her time as US Ambassador to the UN and Secretary of State in the 's. She states that her rise to become the first female Secretary of State is an unlikely one and, even now, hard for her to believe. Having fled her native Czechoslovakia twice - once from the Nazis, a second time from the Soviets, her parents finally settled in the US with their children. Albright speaks about her life as an immigrant to the United States, her school years, receiving her US citizenship, getting married, and raising a family.

She addresses the challenges of being a woman who had to juggle family time with furthering her career ambitions. The second half of the book is dedicated to talking about the trouble-spots around the world with which she had to deal as UN Ambassador and as Secretary of State. She goes into detail about some of the negotiations she and the rest of the Clinton administration moderated, and some of her meetings with statesmen around the world. Her writing style is down-to-earth, and her intelligence, professionalism and witty sense of humor shine through.

I would highly recommend this book to those interested in the inner workings of global politics and those who enjoy reading books by or about great role models for women. This was a very interesting autobiography of the first woman Secretary of State. Madeleine Albright was born in Czechoslovakia.

Then when communism took over their country, her family came to the United States. It really shouldn't have been a surprise that Albright got involved with foreign policy since her father was an ambassador before the war. Albright did a lot as Secretary of State.

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It's hard to believe that she held that post for only four years. I enjoyed reading about what happened behind the closed doors and about the human side of all the political characters around the globe. I had a lot of respect for Madeleine Albright when she was in office and I still hold her in high regards after reading this memoir.

She's a bright woman, but a little single-minded in her relentless support of american style democracy as a one-size-fits-all solution. While conspicuously self deprecating at times, her pride overwhelms any and all second guessing.

She was right, everybody else was wrong. The North Korea chapter was a treat. The Israel-Palestine negotiations section maddening. Feb 28, Winter Sophia Rose rated it it was amazing. Feb 13, Kaleb Rogers rated it it was amazing Shelves: The former Secretary's account of her life is truly inspiring. Focusing mostly on her work as Ambassador to the United Nations and her role as the first female Secretary of State, the book takes the reader through the incredibly labor intensive and - often tedious - work of the United States' chief diplomat. Albright's dedicated effort toward learning languages, hosting forums for intellectual discussion, and flat out spunk are extremely fun to read along.

She made me laugh several times with so The former Secretary's account of her life is truly inspiring. She made me laugh several times with some of her one-liners to strongman type leaders that thought they could bully her along the way.

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A highly interesting and candid memoir from a woman who made her way from the destruction of post-Second World War Europe to one of the highest governmental positions in the United States. Albright recounts her achievements and involvements in an engaging, forceful, and funny manner; while I don't agree with all her political stances or methods she's perhaps a little one-size-fits-all in her advocacy of American-style democracy throughout the globe , I love that what she wants to be remembered A highly interesting and candid memoir from a woman who made her way from the destruction of post-Second World War Europe to one of the highest governmental positions in the United States.

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AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. Amazon Inspire Digital Educational Resources. Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. Despite her professional achievements, Albright concedes that her identity was so tightly wrapped around the twin personas of wife and mother, that she grieved for the one she lost.

Worse, her husband was so torn apart by their situation that he called every day to complain that he could not choose between Madeleine and his lover. He then announced that his final decision would be determined by whether or not he won the Pulitzer prize. If not, he would leave and we would get a divorce.

Years later, after a private dinner with Hillary Clinton and the recently widowed Queen Noor of Jordan, Albright would calculate the impact of their marriages on each woman. Suddenly single, Albright was in a state of shock. My last date had been in the 50s. This was the 80s.

'I would have given up my career to save my marriage'

With no idea what the new rules were, I felt like a year-old virgin. Although she found refuge working as a professor and in politics, the insinuation that her pursuit of a career caused her marriage to break down always hovered. I have always resented the question. I consider it insulting to women who want a career, and I reject the implication that I was selfish. I also resent the question because I don't know the answer. There are many contradictions in the way I feel. One thing that divorce did do for Albright was to free her up to conquer the world stage of foreign policy.

Motivated by her family's experience of both fascism and communism, she believed America's role was to safeguard the world against repeat attempts at ethnic cleansing, while aiding countries making the transition to democracy. But with one caveat. One of America's core goals was the promotion of democracy, but democracy wasn't possible if women were treated as second-class citizens and victimised discrimination or abuse.

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