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Extraordinary, Ordinary People

Brains & Noble

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Last updated on Jun 13, 2026 05:11 PM

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Category Brains & Noble > Memoir

Condition new

SKU BN-59223

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Throughout the 1950s, Birmingham’s Black middle class largely succeeded in insulating their children from the most corrosive effects of racism, providing multiple support systems to ensure the next generation would live better than the last. Condoleezza’s father, John, a minister and educator, instilled in her a love of sports and politics. Her mother, a teacher, developed Condoleezza’s passion for piano and exposed her to the fine arts. From both, Rice learned the value of faith in the face of hardship and the importance of giving back to the community.

As comfortable describing lighthearted family moments as she is recalling the poignancy of her mother’s cancer battle and the heady challenge of going toe-to-toe with Soviet leaders, Rice holds nothing back in this remarkably candid telling. This is the story of Condoleezza Rice that has never been told, not that of an ultra-accomplished world leader, but of a little girl – and a young woman – trying to find her place in a sometimes hostile world, and of two exceptional parents, and an extended family and community, that made all the difference.