title: Chances of a Lifetime: A Memoir
author:  Warren Christopher 
description: There are no earthshaking surprises in this memoir by Warren Christopher, the first secretary of state in the Clinton administration. No revelations, for example, about what Syrian strongman Hafez Assad <i>really</i> said to him behind closed doors. Yet it is an engaging account of how a boy born in rural South Dakota came to occupy the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. Before rising to secretary of state in 1993, Christopher served at high levels under Presidents Johnson and Carter. Along the way, he earned a reputation for buttoned-down decorum. Clinton once called him "the only man ever to eat presidential M&amp;M's on Air Force One with a knife and fork." Christopher doesn't reveal much about his personal life on the pages, but he does impart lessons learned from a life in public office: "Silence, once associated with discretion, begets confidence as well as confidences. I learned that people also tend to read wisdom from silence--even when silence means only that you know nothing about what they are talking about."
zlib_text: Christopher who?
  As far as Christopher Fortune Jones is concerned, when he left Horseback Hollow, he left his past
  behind. No one needs to know that he grew up on a ranch, or that he never had any money, or that his
  father considers him a disappointment. Here in Red Rock he can simply be Christopher Fortune. Rich,
  powerful, successful Christopher Fortune.
  Kinsley Aaron has secrets of her own. The biggest one is that she has a crush on her sexy new boss.
  She thinks maybe he likes her, too. But he never talks about himself, and he never lets her get too
  close. Is she a fool dreaming of tomorrow with a man who seemingly has no past? Just what is
  Christopher Fortune hiding?
  
  MEET THE FORTUNES!
  Fortune of the Month: Christopher Fortune
  (Do not call him Chris Jones!)
  Age: 26
  Vital Statistics: Blue eyes, broad shoulders, six-pack abs. Recently hung up his spurs for a business
  suit.
  Claim to Fame: The black sheep of the Jones family, he’s currently enjoying life in Red Rock—
  especially the “pr