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Hard Choices
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future.
In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the United States Senate. To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed, and the hard choices that she and her colleagues confronted.
Secretary Clinton and President Obama had to decide how to repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars, and address a global financial crisis. They faced a rising competitor in China, growing threats from Iran and North Korea, and revolutions across the Middle East. Along the way, they grappled with some of the toughest dilemmas of US foreign policy, especially the decision to send Americans into harm's way, from Afghanistan to Libya to the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
Drawing on conversations with numerous leaders and experts, Secretary Clinton offers her views on what it will take for the United States to compete and thrive in an interdependent world. She makes a passionate case for human rights and the full participation in society of women, youth, and LGBT people. An astute eyewitness to decades of social change, she distinguishes the trendlines from the headlines and describes the progress occurring throughout the world, day after day.
Secretary Clinton's descriptions of diplomatic conversations at the highest levels offer listeners a master class in international relations, as does her analysis of how we can best use "smart power" to deliver security and prosperity in a rapidly changing world - one in which America remains the indispensable nation.
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- Brendan
- 03-06-16
insight into diplomacy
great to understand how international diplomacy works. how leaders build relationships. I liked the way it was broken in different continant.
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- jeffrey
- 04-10-14
Really interesting story, very enlightening
What did you like best about this story?
Even though I do not like Hilary, at the end of this book, I had a new respect for her, and for the job of Secretary of State. The endless crisis of her tenure were in intriguing and very educational regarding world politics and USA's commitment to democracy through out the world. Also interesting was to see the hypocrisy with how many tyrannical regimes we turn a blind-eye to in the name of national security.
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I wish that Hilary took the time to narrate this herself, but the person who did, sounded so much like her, I felt like it was Hilary telling the story after all
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- Margarita Millere
- 21-03-15
Hillary's political promotion
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, unless this friend lives in the USA and is fun of Hillary as politician and would like to vote for her.
What about Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kathleen Chalfant ’s performance did you like?
It's easy to listen and Hillary is quite artistic, very good that she reads it.
Do you think Hard Choices needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No
Any additional comments?
This book is more like promotion to Hillary Clinton, where she describes what good she and her party did over the times when she was politically active, and in particular had a role of equivalent to the foreign minister. Interesting, but this promotional bias is highly dissapointing.
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- Peter
- 29-02-16
Hilary 'solus contra mundum'
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A ripping re-telling of American foreign policy during the time of Hillary Clinton as Sec of State. The book adds many insights into the events and tangled personal relationships developed while she was in office. Well worth listening to even if you are left with the feeling it is only the US and indeed Hilary her self who can affect change around the globe. Many fascinating vignettes and glimpses into the life of a senior politician and the office of Secretary of State, a life of a person who may well yet become the next and 45th president of USA. Enjoy, another extraordinary and very formative part of the unfolding Clinton dynasty
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- beverlee
- 28-02-16
Occasionally challenging to an English ear....
Although I want to state outright I enjoyed this book and look forward to listening to it again in all honesty I must admit to having struggled with it at times. The pro American hyperbole is to be expected as is the dramatically squiffed world view of Americas part in apparently all world decisions but sometimes this does feel like a giant cv that should be entitled ' Why I should be President'. Having said that I found the areas addressing her own family and reasons for entering and continuing to be engaged in politics to be deeply moving.
Ok, Im off to eBay now to buy an 'I love Hilary' badge.....
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- I. Malik
- 22-02-23
Interesting insight
Some incidents revealed are interesting to hear but sounds one-sided, one would say slightly biased version of all events. At the end, it’s always USA is great and whatever US does is either great or have a great thinking behind it and only for the betterment of humanity
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- Jules D
- 07-07-14
Bring on 2016
Would you consider the audio edition of Hard Choices to be better than the print version?
As with most political literature, the print version of this book looks dauntingly large. I found having this as an audio file on my phone far better, mainly because it meant I could do other things while listening.
What did you like best about this story?
I like that, unlike some politicians, Hillary is - comparatively - brutally honest about her decisions. Although there are several personal anecdotes to help the story along - she starts by describing the meeting she had with her campaigners post-losing to Obama - the focus is still on the decisions she made as Secretary of State, and the consequences of such decisions.
What about Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kathleen Chalfant ’s performance did you like?
This book is very clearly narrated, with some emotion from Hillary that adds to the story she's portraying. It allows the listener better access, not only to the plot but also to the effects those decisions have had on the person who made them.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I definitely don't think you could listen to this book all in one sitting, unless you were doing other things at the same time.
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- Brent
- 29-11-15
Very enjoyable
I enjoyed the book and found I could 'dip' in and out of it without any problems. I felt it provided an interesting perspective knowing Rodham Clinton is now in the presidential race. If you're at all interested in Hillary, I recommend the book (but if you're after 'gossip', this is more of a political chronical).
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- Review Bot
- 18-08-18
Really good book
Have to admit, I'm a fan, but even so, this is a really good book to listen to and learn from
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-09-19
A very good book
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing this book. Audible is a great way to read big books
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