What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

If you could send a letter back through time to your younger self, what would the letter say?

In this moving collection, forty-one famous women write letters to the women they once were, filled with advice and insights they wish they had had when they were younger.

Today show correspondent Ann Curry writes to herself as a rookie reporter in her first job, telling herself not to change so much to fit in, urging her young self, â€œIt is time to be bold about who you really are.â€ Country music superstar Lee Ann Womack reflects on the stressed-out year spent recording her first album and encourages her younger self to enjoy the moment, not just the end result. â€œYour hair matters far, far less than you think,â€ is the wry advice that begins the letter bestselling mystery writer Lisa Scottoline pens to her twenty-year old self. And Maya Angelou, leaving home at seventeen with a newborn baby in her arms, assures herself she will succeed on her own, even if she does return home every now and then.

These remarkable women are joined by Madeleine Albright, Queen Noor of Jordan, Cokie Roberts, Naomi Wolf, Eileen Fisher, Jane Kaczmarek, Olympia Dukakis, Macy Gray, and many others. Their letters contain rare glimpses into the personal lives of extraordinary women and powerful wisdom that readers will treasure.

Wisdom from What I Know Now

â€œDonâ€™t let anybody raise you. Youâ€™ve been raised.â€ â€“Maya Angelou

â€œTry more things. Cross more lines.â€ â€“Breena Clarke

â€œLearn how to celebrate.â€ â€“Olympia Dukakis

â€œYou donâ€™t have to be afraid of living alone.â€ â€“Eileen Fisher

â€œPlease yourself firstâ€¦everything else follows.â€ â€“Macy Gray

â€œDonâ€™t be so quick to dismiss another human being.â€ â€“Barbara Boxer

â€œWork should not be work.â€ â€“Mary Matalin

â€œYou can leave the work worldâ€”and come back on your own terms.â€ â€“Cokie Roberts

â€œLaundry will wait very patiently.â€ â€“Nora Roberts

â€œYour hair matters far, far less than you thinkâ€ â€“Lisa Scottoline

â€œSpeak the truth but ride a fast horse.â€ â€“Kitty Kelley

Country	USA
Author	Ellyn Spragins
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Harmony
EAN	9780767917896
Edition	English Language
Feature	Great product!
ISBN	0767917898
Label	Harmony
Manufacturer	Harmony
MPN	9780767917896
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	208
PartNumber	9780767917896
PublicationDate	2006-04-04
Publisher	Harmony
ReleaseDate	2006-04-04
Studio	Harmony

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self

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