Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the

Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

She's been dirt poor; she's been filthy rich. Rich was more fun. She married three times, divorced twice, found her true love, and lost him to cancer. At twenty-one, she was told she would soon die. She lived. Doctors said she'd never be able to have children. She had 'em. She's bargained with God, dictators, and Democrats. She's partied with princes, presidents, premiers, Barbara Walters, Anwar Sadat, Margaret Thatcher, Tom Hanks, and Francisco Franco . . . though not all at the same time. She captivated powerful men with her feminine charm, and then persuaded them toward unlikely political alliances through her formidable intelligence. She waltzed with Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace, dressed in men's clothes and smuggled herself in a barrel across the Pakistani border, threw a Roman-themed party so extravagant it was featured in Life magazine, and survived a Soviet gunship attack in the mountains of Afghanistan.

Joanne Herring, the Houston socialite portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film Charlie Wilson's War, is far more colorful, funny, and likable than any screenwriter could have guessed. The former Texas television anchor is known for her improbable fight with the mujahideen against the former Soviet Union. But her full story-with all its God, guns, and Gucci glory-has never been told. Born in the man's world of Texas in a time when women had limited choices, Joanne Herring blazed a trail with allies as unlikely as Charlie Wilson, Pierre Cardin, and President Ronald Reagan . . . and in so doing forged new paths for women in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and America.
Country USA
Brand Center Street
Manufacturer Center Street
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16 pages of b&w and colour photos
ReleaseDate 2011-10-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781599953229

Country	USA
Brand	Center Street
Manufacturer	Center Street
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	16 pages of b&w and colour photos
ReleaseDate	2011-10-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781599953229

Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield

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