{"product_id":"secretary-a-journey-with-hillary-clinton-from-beirut-to-the-hear-paperback","title":"Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Hear - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Ghattas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE FIRST INSIDE ACCOUNT TO BE PUBLISHED ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON'S TIME AS SECRETARY OF STATE, ANCHORED BY GHATTAS'S OWN PERSPECTIVE AND HER QUEST TO UNDERSTAND AMERICA'S PLACE IN THE WORLD. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn November 2008, Hillary Clinton agreed to work for her former rival. As President Barack Obama's secretary of state, she set out to repair America's image around the world--and her own. For the following four years, BBC foreign correspondent Kim Ghattas had unparalleled access to Clinton and her entourage, and she weaves a fast-paced, gripping account of life on the road with Clinton in \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the perspective of one who is both an insider and an outsider, Ghattas draws on extensive interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and players in Washington as well as overseas, to paint an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most powerful global politicians. Filled with fresh insights, \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e provides a captivating analysis of Clinton's brand of diplomacy and the Obama administration's efforts to redefine American power in the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePopulated with a cast of real-life characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Clinton's transformation from popular but polarizing politician to America's envoy to the world in compelling detail and with all the tension of high stakes diplomacy. From her evolving relationship with President Obama to the drama of WikiLeaks and the turmoil of the Arab Spring, we see Clinton cheerfully boarding her plane at 3 a.m. after no sleep, reading the riot act to the Chinese, and going through her diplomatic checklist before signing on to war in Libya--all the while trying to restore American leadership in a rapidly changing world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViewed through Ghattas's vantage point as a half-Dutch, half-Lebanese citizen who grew up in the crossfire of the Lebanese civil war, \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e is also the author's own journey as she seeks to answer the questions that haunted her childhood. How powerful is America really? And, if it is in decline, who or what will replace it and what will it mean for America and the world?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Ghattas has been the BBC's State Department radio and TV correspondent since 2008 and travels regularly with the secretary of state. She was previously a Middle East correspondent for the BBC and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, based in Beirut. Ghattas was part of an Emmy Award-winning BBC team covering the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006. Her work has also been published in \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and she appears regularly as a guest on NPR radio shows. She was born in Beirut and currently lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761047273760,"sku":"9781250044068","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb0d136f9f86f626c7974f8790c17fa2.webp?v=1780198129","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/secretary-a-journey-with-hillary-clinton-from-beirut-to-the-hear-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}