Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 170.44
EAN: 9781401323189
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 1401323189
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Studio: Hyperion

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
"Maria Shriver is wise, funny and caring--and it all comes through in her winning guide to life, JUST WHO WILL YOU BE? We're lucky to have her show us the way."
-- Tom Brokaw

"Maria teaches all of us in the graduate program of life to seek meaning through the joy of following your heart. Just the kind of advice a heart surgeon cherishes."
--Mehmet Oz, M.D.



"Everything Maria Shriver does is a testament to how deeply she respects and cares about people; all people, all over the world. She really does. She is as charming and funny as she is brilliant and profoundly humane."
--Anne Lamott



"Maria Shriver is real, vulnerable, humble, honest (just like her book) and not afraid to say so. A lovely book by a lovely person."
--Danielle Steel



"This honest, straight-talking, profound little book is worth a lifetime of reflection. It calls readers of all ages to think again-and differently-about who they've been in the past and who they want to be now. This book is a life-stopper, a truly universal piece. It's a must for everyone-of any age."
--Sister Joan Chittister



"Every graduate (of anything) ought to be given a copy of this book along with their diploma. There's wisdom, compassion and truth between these covers. For anyone -- at any age."
--Linda Ellerbee, Executive Producer, "Nick News"



"I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day."



Just Who Will You Be? is a candid, heartfelt, and inspirational book for seekers of all ages. Inspired by a speech she gave, Maria Shriver's message is that what you do in your life isn't what matters. It's who you are. It's an important lesson that will appeal to anyone of any age looking for a life of meaning.



In her own life, Shriver always walked straight down her own distinctive path, achieving her childhood goal of becoming "award-winning network newswoman Maria Shriver". But when her husband was elected California's Governor and she suddenly had to leave her job at NBC News, Maria was thrown for a loop. Right about then, her nephew asked her to speak at his high school graduation. She resisted, wondering how she could possibly give advice to kids, when she was feeling so lost herself. But in the end she relented and decided to dig down and dig deep, and the result is this little jewel.



Just Who Will You Be? reminds us that the answer to many of life's question lie within -- and that we're all works in progress. That means it's never too late to become the person you want to be.



Now the question for you is this: Just who will you be?






Rating: - Short Read
I purchased this book for my sister at Christmas time. She had requested it. It isn't a very big book, so consider it a short read when you buy it. For the price I paid for it, I really hope my sister reads it many times!

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Rating: - Just Who Will You Be
Quick, easy read....I think the message it carries is very important for today's young people looking for their place in the world....but also find it made me reflect on my own life...years down the road from graduation....will share with my children and grand-children when they are older.

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Rating: - Inspirational message from Maria Shriver
This brief little book by Maria Shriver is sincere and simple. In it, she poses the question; "Just who will you be?" She tells of her own journey to find the answer, sparked by a commencement speech - including an extended poem - that she gave to her nephew's graduating class. She realized that stripped of her exterior roles and identities - First Lady of California, wife of actor turned politician, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, member of the Kennedy family and network television newswoman - she ... Read More

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Rating: - Feel Good
A feel good read for when you are way "over 21" and not sure how the rest of the world views you.

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Rating: - I know it is Maria, but this is a little trite
I saw Maria Shriver on Oprah and had to buy this book. It seems like a few notches above the Chicken Soup books. Warm and fuzzy, but really not a lot there.
I was able to read it a manner of minutes. I read it again to make sure I hadn't missed something, but it was still the same.
I get what she is saying, but maybe who I will be is a person who wants more depth.

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