New York Times BestsellerIn this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir, seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright―among the world’s most admired and tireless public servants―reflects on the challenge of continuing one’s career far beyond the normal age of retirement. The paperback edition includes a new Epilogue by the author.“Richly detailed. . . . An intimate portrait of a diplomat.” ―The New YorkerIn 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America’s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. “I don’t want to be remembered,” she answered. “I am still here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I want every stage of my life to be more exciting than the last.”In that time of transition, the former Secretary considered the possibilities: she could write, teach, travel, give speeches, start a business, fight for democracy, help to empower women, campai
