Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hard Choices Hillary Rodham Clinton

Publisher Marketing: Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside look at the choices and challenges she has faced is "a subtle, finely calibrated work...with succinct and often shrewd appraisals of the complex web of political, economic, and historical forces in play around the world" ("The New York Times"). In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, Hillary Rodham Clinton expected to return to the United States Senate. To her surprise, newly elected President Barack Obama asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. ""Hard Choices" is a richly detailed and compelling chronicle of Clinton's role in the foreign initiatives and crises that defined the first term of the Obama administration...it teems with small, entertaining details about her interactions with foreign leaders ("Los Angeles Times"). Secretary Clinton and President Obama had to decide how to repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars, and address a global financial crisis. Along the way, they grappled with tough dilemmas, especially the decision to send Americans into harm's way, from Afghanistan to Libya to the hunt for Osama bin Laden. By the end of her tenure, Secretary Clinton had gained a truly global perspective on the major trends reshaping today's landscape. In "Hard Choices," "a rich and lively narrative" ("Entertainment Weekly"), Hillary Clinton offers her views on what it will take for the United States to compete and thrive. This "memoir is serious, sober, and substantive" ("The New York Times Book Review"). Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2014 pg. 72 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) People Weekly 06/16/2014 pg. 64 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 06/20/2014 pg. 67 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/30/2014 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 07/04/2014 pg. 69 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 07/13/2014 pg. 22 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 110 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) New York Review of Books 09/25/2014 pg. 6 (EAN 9781476751443, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/01/2014 (EAN 9781442367043, Compact Disc) Library Journal 09/15/2014 pg. 38 (EAN 9781442367043, Compact Disc) Audio File 10/01/2014 pg. 35 (EAN 9781442367043, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Clinton, Hillary Rodham Hillary Rodham Clinton served as the US Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, and Senator. She is the author of several bestselling books, including her memoirs, "Hard Choices" and "Living History", and her groundbreaking work on children, "It Takes a Village."