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WHO WILL YOU BE? In her new book, Maria offers wise, candid, down-to-earth lessons for anyone asking that crucial question: “What do I believe—and who do I want to be?” The book, which grew out of a graduation speech she gave that “wound up changing my life,” is part poem and part hard-earned advice. Maria reflects on what’s important in her own life and what she hopes to pass on to others—that it’s not what you have (fame, good clothes, money) but what you do that makes you a happy person. She encourages readers to live richly, to not be afraid to try new things even if it means they’ll fail—failure is a part of life. To allow for change—it’s almost always a good thing. And to not be weighed down by other people’s expectations—if everyone was the same, what a boring world we’d all live in! At the end of the book, she lists ten things she pledges to herself, along with blank pages to give readers a chance to write down their own pledges. Beautifully designed, with elegant photographs and commonplace wisdom for every type of reader, this is a treasure of a book. Author tour: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Sacramento |
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