Hard Won Wisdom - Softcover

Germer, Fawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979546648 ISBN 13: 9780979546648

Publisher: Newhouse Books, 2008

Synopsis

Oprah told the world, "If you want to read a very inspiring book, read Hard Won Wisdom." Through exclusive interviews with many of the strongest women of our times, best-selling author Fawn Germer shares the insights of female groundbreakers, dreamers, and survivors who've found extraordinary success. In Hard Won Wisdom, more than fifty of today's most successful women -businesswomen and politicians, athletes and scientists, activists and actresses-act as mentors by sharing their hardships and triumphs while relating what they have learned. Through never-before-published interviews and analysis from the nation's foremost experts in women's psychology, business and sociology, Hard Won Wisdom offers a practical program for success and a guide to living a bolder and more fulfilling life. Featuring: Jane Goodall, Carly Fiorina, Rita Moreno, Jocelyn Elders, Cokie Roberts, hockey's Cammi Granato, journalism legend Helen Thomas, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, and many, many others. Best-selling author is an international speaker and corporate coach. She is a four-time Pulitzer-nominated journalist who worked as a correspondent for The Washington Post and U.S.News and World Report, and was a staff writer for The Miami Herald.

About this title

About the Author:

Fawn Germer, a national keynote speaker and corporate coach, has inspired thousands of women to test their limits and live life on their terms. Fawn is an investigative reporter and editor who has been a correspondent for both U.S. News and World Report and The Washington Post. She has written for Working Woman, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, The Miami Herald, and many more publications. She is a four-time Pulitzer nominee and has won the prestigious Green Eyeshade Award from the Society for Professional Journalists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Newhouse Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0979546648
• ISBN 13: 9780979546648
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268