I especially enjoyed the chapter on Rice's testimony before the 9/11 commission. Many business people, politicians and students could learn from Rice's ability to overcome reactive instead of proactive response to intense questioning under high-stakes circumstances. When Ms. Rice is not as well-prepared as she likes to be when  answering a question, she always follows up and returns to the issue and addresses it squarely with purpose and depth. While this book doesn't penetrate the stoic public veneer of Ms. Rice, it does offer a compelling accounting of how to rise from obscurity to the global stage despite gender and racial obstacles, through sheer hard work, on-going education, and loyalty.