And One More Thing Before You Go . . . by Maria Shriver - (Self-Help) Graduating from High School is A Big Step For Any Girl, Provides a Loving and Heartfelt Guide for Girls as They Go Off to College - Hardcover - First Edition, 1st Printing 2005

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Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out into the Real World

Maria Shriver's warmth, humor, and wisdom are evident on every page of this little book. Inspired by her commencement speech at the College of the Holy Cross, the book contains stories and insights that will be helpful, entertaining, and encouraging to graduates at every stage of life. The lessons themselves--"be willing to fail," "stand your ethical ground," "marriage is a hell of a lot of hard work"--are nothing new. What makes them interesting are the life stories that accompany them and Shriver's personable, friendly style. Reading this book feels like having a cup of coffee with a wise and funny friend. Tales of her first television experiences are surprising and hilarious, and she takes balancing motherhood and career to new levels--imagine postponing an interview with Fidel Castro to get your daughter to her first day of kindergarten! Each chapter is easy to read and ends with a focused lesson--kind of a bullet point from her original speech--that encourages readers to be ultimately true to themselves and their dreams, while cutting through harmful illusions. The last chapter, on laughter, is one to read again and again. Shriver maintains that without laughter not much else matters, and in life's toughest times it's laughter that gets us through. For anyone starting a new adventure--graduation, marriage, parenthood, career shift, or a milestone birthday--Ten Things I Wish I'd Known brings wisdom, laughter, practical suggestions, and a down-to-earth manner together into one fabulous gift. --Jill Lightner

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Maria Shriver 2 book set ~And One More Thing Before you Go/Ten Things I Wish I'd Know Before I went out into the Real World

P.F. Collier's Dictionary: A to K & L to Z: 2 Volume Complete Set (Hardover 1986 Edition, Volumes 1 & 2 Both, COMPLETE SET) [BOX SET] (Hardcover) by P.F. Collier (Author), William D. Halsey (Author), Macmillan Educational Company (Author), Pumpkin Press (Author), Marc Andrews (Author), Judith S. Levey (Author), Christopher G. Morris (Author), George Van Bibber Shriver Jr. (Author), Cecil P. Golann (Author), Natalie Meltzer (Author), Robert C. Sharpe (Editor), Vesta K. Wells (Editor), Phyllis R. Winant (Editor), Louise F. Bilebof (Editor), Katherine A. Brodie (Editor), Helene F. Craner (Editor), George Kurian (Editor), Constance B. Padakis (Editor), Helene A. Altomare (Editor), Felice Bergen (Editor), Zelda Haber (Illustrator), Trudy Veit (Illustrator), Anna H. Sabin (Illustrator), Erni Barth (Illustrator), Betrick Associates (Illustrator), Ann Brewster (Illustrator), Eva Cellini (Illustrator), Howard Friedman (Illustrator), Maria Mizzaro (Illustrator), Judy Skorpil (Illustrator), The Editors (Introduction). Hardcover Published in 1986 by P.F. Collier. 1182 Pages Total in a Two-Volume Set. ISBN 0791831353. EAN 9780791831359. In English. Special Limited Edition. Weight: 7 Pounds / lbs.

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And One More Thing Before You Go...

Graduating from high school is a big step for any girl. She is leaving her childhood behind and beginning the rest of her life. She is also leaving her mother's protective circle of love and guidance. One of the greatest gifts a mother can give her daughter at this pivotal moment in her life is good counsel. In And One More Thing Before You Go...Maria Shriver, bestselling author, acclaimed journalist, First Lady of California, and mother of two daughters, provides a loving and heartfelt guide for girls as they go off to college.

Expanded from a speech given to her young friend Ally's graduating class, Maria writes as a wiser, more experienced girlfriend, but also as both the daughter of a mother whose advice she still seeks and as the mother of daughters for whom she wishes a fulfilling and happy life. In this stirring and inspiring guide, Maria talks to young women about how to find abundance and emotional richness, and how not to overlook life's most special gifts. Her ten rules -- told in a witty and poignant anecdotal style -- offer a firm grasp on what's really important in life.

And One More Thing Before You Go...is a book that transcends age groups, a book that will make you laugh, cry, and open your eyes to a new way of looking at life. Thoughtful, compassionate, and above all, filled with love, And One More Thing Before You Go...is a book that will make every mother cry and every daughter stop and think about her mother's words.

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