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Bookshelf
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a great biography out about her: “Twice as Good” by Marcus Mabry, who recently was appointed international business editor at The New York Times. But, at Friday night’s book party on the Hay-Adams Hotel rooftop, Rice was a no-show, despite rumors of her appearance (a few frowns ensued).
Still, Mabry explained why he titled his book the way he did: “Growing up black in the 1960s South, Condi knew that she had to be twice as good as everyone else to truly succeed.”
The event was part of the Hay-Adams’ Select Author Series and donations made at the party went to the Albert G. Oliver program, a New York City nonprofit that helps academically gifted black and Hispanic students enroll at the nation’s best secondary schools.
