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Rice, Susan E.,

Tough love : my story of the things worth fighting for / Susan Rice. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. - viii, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-501) and index.

Prologue: Farewell to the moral universe -- Service in my soul -- Coming up -- Growing up too soon -- Twice as good -- Go west, young woman -- Busting out -- Rookie season -- Always Africa -- Storming state -- "I remember when I too was a young assistant secretary" -- Going global -- Represent -- High-stakes diplomacy -- The Arab Spring comes to New York -- Star Wars cantina -- Benghazi -- Running the table -- The furies -- Point guard -- Putting points on the board -- The fourth quarter -- "He f#%@ing won?" -- Bridging the divide.

"Recalling pivotal moments from her dynamic career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Susan E. Rice -- National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations -- delivers an inspiring account of a life in service to family and country"--

ISBN: 9781501189975 1501189972

LCCN: 2019030320

Subjects--Personal Names:
Rice, Susan E.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United Nations--Officials and employees--Biography.
United States. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diplomats--United States--Biography.
Ambassadors--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
Presidents--Staff--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.