The book recounts Rice 's life story from 1950 's segregation to her appointment as Secretary of State . In the book, she describes how she was born in a segregated South Carolina, and grew up with an alcoholic father who beat her. Condoleezza Rice reads the audio book version herself .
The book recounts Rice 's life story from 1950 's segregation to her appointment as Secretary of State . Rice 's father became a Republican to shake Jim Crow harassment . Condoleezza Rice reads the audio book version herself .