Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state, will be on nationwide TV this week, appearing on at least three big shows:

• Tuesday, October 12: The Today Show
• Tuesday, October 12: Live with Regis and Kelly
• Wednesday, October 13: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

That should whet your appetite for her appearance in San Francisco at The Commonwealth Club on Monday, October 18 at noon. Tickets are going fast, so reserve yours today.

Rice is professor of business and political science at Stanford University, a senior fellow at Hoover Institution, and author of the new book, Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family. In addition, she is a member of The Commonwealth Club Board of Governors.