If I'd known then : women in their 20s and 30s write letters to their younger selves / edited by Ellyn Spragins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spragins, Ellyn, 1947-

Series:

What I know now

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young women--Conduct of life.

Young women.

Teenage girls--Conduct of life.

Teenage girls.

Young women--Psychology.

Teenage girls--Psychology.

Women in public life--Biography.

Women in public life.

Businesswomen--Biography.

Businesswomen.

Celebrities--Biography.

Celebrities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge, MA?] : Da Capo Lifelong ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now in paperback, the popular second volume in the What I Know NowTM series offers wonderfully candid letters from women under forty, who give advice to the girls they once were. Readers will discover familiar names as well as new voices, including actress Jessica Alba; singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield; author Hope Edelman; Olympic soccer gold medalist Julie Foudy; singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb; and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Here are stories of young love; of daring to chart a new path when everyone tells you to play it safe; of realizing that perfection is a pipe dream. The ideal g

Contents:

Contents; Introduction ; Acknowledgments; JESSICA ALBA, Actress ; MAGALI AMADEI, Actress ; NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, Singer/Songwriter ; SARA BLAKELY, Founder of Spanx ; AMANDA BORDEN, Olympic Gymnast ; EMILY BRYDON, Olympic Skier ; REBECCA BUDIG, Actress; SASHA COHEN, Olympic Skater ; MISTY COPELAND, Dancer, American Ballet Theatre ; HOPE EDELMAN, Author ; CATERINA FAKE, Founder of Flickr; JULIE FOUDY, World Cup and Olympic Soccer Player ; BETHANY HAMILTON, Professional Surfer ; MY ́A HARRISON, Singer/Songwriter; MAUREEN KELLY, Founder of tarte cosmetics ; VIDA ZAHER KHADEM, Filmmaker/Painter

MONIQUE KING-VIEHLAND, Executive Director, CCRC,New Jersey State Government SONYA KITCHELL, Singer/Songwriter ; MINDY LAM, Founder of Mindy Lam Fine Crystal Jewelry ; DYLAN LAUREN, Founder of Dylan's Candy Bar ; DANY LEVY, Founder of DailyCandy ; LISA LOEB, Singer/Songwriter/Actress ; MEGAN MCCAFFERTY, Author ; DANICA MCKELLAR, Actress/Math Whiz/Author ; TARA MCPHERSON, Artist ; AIMEE MULLINS, Paralympic Athlete/Model/Actress; MARY OSBORNE, Professional Surfer; SABINA LOUISE PIERCE, Photographer ; ATOOSA RUBENSTEIN, Founder of Alpha Kitty

ZAINAB SALBI, Founder of Women for Women International ARIEL SCHRAG, Comic Book Artist ; PLUM SYKES, Author; ASHLEY WARLICK, Author ; KIMBERLY WILLIAMS-PAISLEY, Actress ; ELISABETH WITHERS, Singer/Actress

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-44957-5

9786612449574

0-7382-1269-5

OCLC:

609854577