NO HIGHER HONOR A Memoir of My Years in Washington

Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice narrates her memoir of eight years in the George W. Bush administration with the calm tone and professorial timbre one would expect. Rice uses her most authoritative tone when explaining what happened on 9/11 and the subsequent investigation into national security failures. (She wanted to apologize, but advisors said no.) In addition, her reminiscences of the debate over escalating the war in Afghanistan lend insight into the decision-making process of the Bush administration. But the most compelling—and inspirational—part of the book is the story of how a small-town girl growing up in the segregated South excelled academically and became one of the most recognized women in the world. R.O. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2012]