Author
Madeleine Albright
May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022 · Czechoslovakia
Diplomat, Politician, Writer, Political scientist, Ambassador, University teacher, Opinion journalist, Minister, Foreign minister, Autobiographer
Titles on list
7
Total weeks
29
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
1
Hit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- May 15, 1937 · Prague
- Died
- March 23, 2022 · Washington, D.C.
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English, Czech
- Education
- Wellesley College, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Kent Denver School, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Awards & Honours
- 1996Margaret Brent Award
- 1997Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion
- 1998National Women's Hall of Fame
- 1999Freedom Award
- 2000Great Gold Medal of Masaryk University
- 2001Elizabeth Blackwell Award
- 2001honorary doctorate from Brown University
- 2006honorary doctor of the University of Miami
- 2006Great Immigrants Award
- 2008honorary doctorate
- 2009Theodore Roosevelt Award
- 2010Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
- 2012Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2018Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
- 2019Silver Medal of the President of the Senate
- 2019Medal for Distinguished Contribution to Diplomacy
- Anna Lindh Memorial Fund
- Democracy Service Medal
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Grand Order of Queen Jelena
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- honorary doctor of Brandeis University
- Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk
- Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary
On the Bestseller Lists
7 titles
HELL AND OTHER DESTINATIONS
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
HELL AND OTHER DESTINATIONS
#14 · 1 wk
FASCISM: A Warning
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
FASCISM: A Warning
#1 · 9 wks
PRAGUE WINTER
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
PRAGUE WINTER
#3 · 4 wks
READ MY PINS
Madeleine Albright
READ MY PINS
#15 · 1 wk
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
#4 · 2 wks
THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY
#7 · 5 wks
MADAM SECRETARY
Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward
MADAM SECRETARY
#2 · 7 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).