|
|
 - who will you be is a question for our lifetime....Early in my life (I am in my 70's), I read a book entitled "Man's Search for Himself", by Rollo May, actually having bought it as a gift to my husband. I ended up reading it and re-reading it several times over my life. Yet, when I read Maria Shriver's little book "Just Who Will You Be?", I was inspired to ponder my purpose once again. In addition, I have decided to gift this little book to my eight grandchildren (high school and college age) plus my daughters along with a "blank book" suggesting they begin their own "story." Maria Shriver is a most interesting, impressive and insightful woman and I for one, am so glad she is a writer and that those of us who read can be encouraged to be "more." Thank you Maria! Rating:  - A Delightful Little BookWhen I saw Maria Shriver interviewed about this book, I immediately identified with her identity struggle. I went through much the same when my last child married and moved out. Who am I, really, if not defined by those around me? This book speaks to all of us who go through this at one time or another. My only disappointment is that the book is not longer, and more expansive on the issue. This book would make a perfect gift for mothers, or daughters as we all experience this issue at varying times in our lives. Definitely recommended. Rating: - ROUGH CUT EDITIONMy book was a rough cut edtion...poorly bound from an aesthetic sense. The listing at time of purchase made no mention that it was a second, shabby binding. Rating:  - Just Who Will You Be?Wonderful little book. I bought 3 and gave them to friends for a little gift. They all liked the the book, too. Maria is VERY real here. Rating: - A Hard-Covered Essay on LifeBrowsing through a local bookstore, while my wife was finishing her errands, I came upon this Maria Shriver book. The title grabbed my attention and it's thickness appealed to my short window of time. I grabbed one of those overstuffed chairs, sank in, and began to read. Within a couple of minutes, it had me. Working my way through it, I was thinking, please don't come to get me now. Please, at least let me finish this. Well, the powers were with me, and as my wife stood before me, the last page was turned. She asked what I was reading, and I told her that it was a hard-covered essay on life that everyone should read. Today, after passing it on to relatives and friends, it sits here on my shelf, patiently waiting for me to kill another few minutes by reading it again.
|
