Read My Pins

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Part illustrated memoir, part social history, Read My Pins provides an intimate look at Albright s life through the brooches she wore Her collection is both international and democratic dime store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright s appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine s Day heart forged by Albright s five year old daughter Read My Pins features than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America s most accomplished and fascinating diplomats. Free Read [ Read My Pins ] By [ Madeleine K. Albright ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A coffee table book about brooches, but don t let that frivolous description stop you Madeleine Albright, first woman secretary of state, accessorized with pins all her life, but it wasn t until Saddam Hussein called her an unparalleled serpent in a poem he allegedly wrote himself that she retaliated by wearing a pin in the shape of a gold snake coiled around a branch, a tiny diamond hanging from its mouth, to their next meeting leaving the meeting, she writes I encounter...I loved this book Note to self get job where pins on suit jacket would not be freakishly out of place Proceed to wear pins.This book is such a great read Interesting that I say this, considering that it is 161 pages of mostly pictures Call me of the magazine reading whiz bang generation, but I appreciated that I could meander through the pictures and stories from cover to cover within the span of a couple of hours because meandering reader You on the other hand can probably finish it in under an hour, speedy Nevertheless, I finished reading it with a profound desire to readof her books and contemplate This book is such a great read Interesting that I say this, considering that it is 161 pages of mostly pictures Call me of the magazine reading whiz bang generation, but I appreciated that I could meander through the pictures and stories from cover to cover within the span of a couple of hours because meandering reader You on the other hand can probably finish it in under an hour, speedy Nevertheless, I finished reading it with a profound desire to readof her books and contemplate the life of this amazing woman.Mme Albright became Secretary of State during my high school years, when I was blissfully unaware of little else beyond my high school circles, and back in the days when I took female empowerment for granted That is to say, I had associated feminine empowerment with a certain encouragement to ac...A gem of a book bad pun deliberate I loved looking at the beautiful pins brooches in my part of the world and was fascinated by the brief snippets on the symbolism of jewellery in many cultures and Albright s own symbolic use of her pins in diplomatic life I bought it on kindle and read it on an iPad The all important images disappear from the kindle version and though they are all there in the kindle app for iPad, their resolution is very low and they don t stand being expanded If you A gem of a book bad pun deliberate I loved looking at the beautiful pins brooches in my part of the world and was fascinated by the brief snippets on the symbolism of jewellery in many cultures and Albright s own symbolic use of her pins in diplomatic life I bought it on kindle and read it on an iPad The all important images disappear from the kindle version and though they are all there in the kindle app for iPad, their resolution is very low and they don t stand being expanded If you can get hold of a hard copy I d recommend it as an option Albright has generously, and properly, acknowledged three other people as authors because they helped with research, edi...Wonderful romp through beautiful pins and Albright s life She makes me smile.When I was in business, I wore ties that would generate conversation with others Strangers would comment on my ties and we would begin a conversation I wrote and published an article about how my ties created my image I stumbled across Read My Pins by Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 Albright, almost by accident, became a collector of decorative pins As people learned that she loved decorative pins, they b When I was in business, I wore ties that would generate conversation with others Strangers would comment on my ties and we would begin a conversation I wrote and published an article about how my ties created my image I stumbled across Read My Pins by Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 Albright, almost by accident, became a collector of decorative pins As people learned that she loved decorative pins, they began to give them to her as gifts During Bill Clinton s first term in office, Albright served as ambassador to the United Nations where she criticized Saddam Hussein for not complying with the UN inspections An Iraqi poet published a poem in a government controlled Iraqi newspaper calling her a snake When Albright became Secretary of State, she often used the pins she wore to send subtle and not so subtle messages to the people she was meeting with In her first meeting with the Iraqis she wore a pin shaped like a snake.I rec...Quick, fun read Big fan of hers and her pinsFascinating book stories and pictures say so much Brooches and pins as language statements Non verbal at its best Makes me want to dig out some old pins myself and resurrect them.Delightful Quick read but very entertaining I admire Ms Albright and enjoyed her telling of how she used pins as opposed to power ties in diplomacy Made me pull out the pins I inherited from my grandmother and great auntProduct Description Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal Former president George H W Bush had been known for saying Read my lips I began urging colleagues and reporters to Read my pinsIt would never have happened if not for Saddam Hussein When U.S ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright criticized the dictator, his poet in residence responded by calling her an unparalleled serpent Shortly there Product Description Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal Former president George H W Bush had been known for saying Read my lips I began urging colleagues and reporters to Read my pinsIt would never have happened if ...

Read My Pins
  • English
  • 05 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 176 pages
  • 0060899182
  • Madeleine K. Albright
  • Read My Pins