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.