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Fabulous Women Series

by Bonnie St. John

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Members' Rating: 3.27from 11 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Tags: Biography, Book Samplers, Contemporary, Feminism, Motherhood, Self-Help, Women

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Wouldn’t you love to surround yourself with extraordinary women who challenge your mind, entertain your senses, and expand your soul? By signing up for this series of book excerpts, you will become immersed in the wit and wisdom of some of the most exciting women in the world today. Bonnie St. John, herself an author of five books - as well as an Olympic ski medalist, amputee, Rhodes Scholar, and mother - shares books from her favorite author friends, celebrities she has interviewed and spent time with, as well as her own personal “she-roes.” This series features well-known women from Condoleezza Rice and Maya Angelou to a Fortune 500 CEO, a Miss America and even some “just plain women friends” – the kind who are always there to get you through tough times. Sign up for this series to mingle with these wise and wonderful women and let them shape and inform the way you approach whatever the world throws at you.
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About the Author

Despite having her right leg amputated at age five, Bonnie St. John became the first African-American ever to win Olympic or Paralympic medals in ski racing, taking home a silver and two bronze medals in downhill events at the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. In recognition of this historic achievement, Bonnie was quoted on millions of Starbucks coffee cups and was honored at the White House by President George W. Bush as part of the 2007 celebration of Black History Month.

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Opening Lines (Experimental)

From homelessness to Harvard. Liz Murray lived it. Hollywood made a blockbuster movie out of it. And now, with the release of her new book, _Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard_, my extraordinary friend Liz takes us, in her own words, along her ...

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Copyright

Copyright 2010 by Bonnie St. John

All Rights Reserved.

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Member reviews

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by jrlyn23 on Oct 10, 2011

great opening

Just getting started...so far so good. It makes you feel like your inside the plot of the story with truthfulness and integrity.

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by Uana on Dec 8, 2010

Brave and intelligent women!

Well... I really liked it! Beautiful stories of beautiful women!

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4/5 4.00

Reviewed by emma68 on Jan 13, 2011

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I am very inpressed with author. She is so very talented. I love her work.

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Dimitra 5.00   2010-11-03
emma68 4.00 Read review 2011-01-13
jrlyn23 4.00 Read review 2011-10-10
kaitangel 2.00   2012-12-07
karadangelo 2.00   2011-03-17
ml7997 2.00   2011-01-10
nnbins 5.00   2013-01-20
solava 3.00   2012-05-04
Tarzantoo 3.00   2011-02-15
Twirlygig 2.00   2010-12-21
Uana 4.00 Read review 2010-12-08

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