2016 Democratic Nominee for President of the United States
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).
