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

by Maria Shriver

2000•Biography•125 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is intimate, warm-hearted and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Maria’s reflections, confessions, advice, memories, and most of all, hard-earned lessons. Expanded from Maria’s acclaimed College of the Holy Cross commencement address and written in the voice of a trusted and trusting best friend, Ten Things I Wish I’d Known—Before I Went Out into the Real World is a pithy, poignant, down-to-earth, and at times laugh-out-loud book that will help people of all ages and on all roads...

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalEmpowerment/personal growthComing of age

Subjects

NonfictionRecoveryConduct of lifeYouthMiniature booksSpecimensMindBody

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Author
Maria Shriver
Published
2000
Pages
125
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