My personally autographed copy of Hillary’s Hard Choices sat on top of my entertainment center (not one of my so many bookshelves) still carefully wrapped in the plastic bag originally provided by Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ for a few days short of three weeks from the time I brought it home .
In part, this was because Hillary was very active over these weeks and involved in enough events to keep me pretty busy blogging … in part. But also because, even when I had free moments, I did not want to expose this precious signed copy to any kind of possible accident – no spilled coffee, stray cigarette ash (yes, I am a very bad girl). No unintentionally creased pages or broken binding allowed. I want it to remain in the pristine condition it was when Hillary returned it to me with her firm signature inscribed.
Early this week I decided the best recourse was to purchase the E-Book and read that. I cannot mess up this copy. So reading has commenced.
As I began reading, I asked myself what I was going to do here at the blog about it. I have shared many of Hillary’s words here and at times commented on them, but a book review seemed presumptuous. Who am I to review the work of Hillary Clinton? Nobody!
Reading her words I felt I was watching a movie run before my eyes. It occurred to me that I had seen and heard so much of what she wrote about that it might be interesting for some people to revisit some of the images and words she refers to. That is what I have decided would be my best contribution to the hard work of Hillary Clinton – to share those images and words once again in the context of the organization of her book.
Welcome, then, not to a review but rather to a retrospective on Hard Choices.
Entries will not be regular since both reading the book and compiling the entries will depend upon available free time. I cannot promise a post a day. I will however, continue this retrospective through the final pages of the book.
The retrospective on part one of the book will be coming soon.
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Access chapters of this retrospective here >>>>
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Thank you so much!!!! 🙂
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Cool still, I can’t wait to read your posts on the book
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I’ll be very interested to see your thoughts on the book, Still. Like you, I have had my copy for a while, having received it as a gift from my daughter (which I thought was very appropriate). Have put off reading until I have some uninterrupted leisure, preferring not to read it in little snatches of time, which are all I have available now. Soon tho, I’ll be able to devote the attention that the book deserves. Your comments, I’m sure, will enhance the experience.
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I’m about halfway through the book. Those who say it’s dull must be reading some other book! BTW, if interested, go to Correct the Record and they will send you an Email almost every day called The Daily Points. Very interesting and filled with links to positive Hillary stories. You just sign up and provide Email address.
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Not really going to be my thoughts. It will be links to events she refers to, so not really new material. If she refers, for example to a speech and I have the transcript and/or video, I will share that content again in the context of her book.
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Wow so looking forward to that Thanks. 😀
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Hope you like it! 😀
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What has happened to Hillary is 44? 😦
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Thanks Still for all your hard work! Can’t wait to see your posts on Hard Choices!
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Thank you, Cindy! Hope you like it! 🙂
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Still, Your hard work here is so appreciated. Thanks so much for all you do everyday here on this blog.
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It’s always a pleasure to support Hillary’s hard work. 🙂
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[…] « Hillary Clinton’s Hard Choices: A Retrospective – Introduction […]
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I do believe Hillary probably used this site for fact checking!
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Honored beyond expression if she did.
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Where else in the world is there such a complete record of her time as SoS? This blog IS the authoritative source!
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Thank you!
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No, thank YOU! (And I really, really mean that.)
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It’s a pleasure, and I really, really mean that! 🙂
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