READ MY PINS: STORIES FROM A DIPLOMAT'S JEWEL BOX [Laid-in Signature]

Albright, Madeleine; Shocas, Elaine [Collaborator]; Becker, Vivienne [Collaborator]; Woodward, Bill [Collaborator]

ISBN 10: 0060899182 / ISBN 13: 9780060899189

Published by HarperCollins, New York, 2009

About this Item

Large octavo, 176 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with white and blue lettering. Dust jacket price uncut "USA $45.00/Canada $56.00", has mild shelving wear. Boards and textblock have mild shelving wear. Contains a signature page signed by Madeleine Albright laid in between the front pastedown and free end page. Shelved in Room A. This book is from Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's personal library, and is being sold by Second Story Books on behalf of the Albright Estate. 1397794. Special Collections.

Seller Inventory # 1397794

Bibliographic Details

• Title: READ MY PINS: STORIES FROM A DIPLOMAT'S JEWEL BOX [Laid-in Signature]
• Publisher: HarperCollins, New York
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060899182
• ISBN 13: 9780060899189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, 11th Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

“Jewelry isn’t ordinarily a tool of political persuasion, but in this beautiful book, Madeleine Albright, American ambassador to the United Nations and then the nation’s first female secretary of state, tells the compelling story of how these small objects became part of her ‘personal diplomatic arsenal.’” — The Chicago Tribune

From New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman’s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history.

Part illustrated memoir, part social history, Read My Pins provides an intimate look at Albright's life through the brooches she wore. Her collection is both international and democratic—dime-store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms. Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright's appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine's Day heart forged by Albright's five-year-old daughter. Read My Pins features more than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America's most accomplished and fascinating diplomats.

About the Author

Madeleine Albright served as America’s sixty-fourth secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. Her distinguished career also included positions at the White House, on Capitol Hill, and as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She was a resident of Washington D.C., and Virginia.