{"product_id":"my-life-on-the-road-paperback","title":"My Life on the Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Steinem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eO: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e'S TEN FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR \u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Publishers Weekly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGloria Steinem--writer, activist, organizer, and inspiring leader--now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change. \u003cb\u003eIncludes \"Secrets,\" a new chapter \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: \u003c\/i\u003eBecause I travel.\u003ci\u003e Taking to the road--by which I mean letting the road take you--changed who I thought I was. The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of theory and into practice, out of caution and into action, out of statistics and into stories--in short, out of our heads and into our hearts.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. When she was a young girl, her father would pack the family in the car every fall and drive across country searching for adventure and trying to make a living. The seeds were planted: Gloria realized that growing up didn't have to mean settling down. And so began a lifetime of travel, of activism and leadership, of listening to people whose voices and ideas would inspire change and revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Life on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e is the moving, funny, and profound story of Gloria's growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equality--and the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both. From her first experience of social activism among women in India to her work as a journalist in the 1960s; from the whirlwind of political campaigns to the founding of \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine; from the historic 1977 National Women's Conference to her travels through Indian Country--a lifetime spent on the road allowed Gloria to listen and connect deeply with people, to understand that context is everything, and to become part of a movement that would change the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In prose that is revealing and rich, Gloria reminds us that living in an open, observant, and \"on the road\" state of mind can make a difference in how we learn, what we do, and how we understand each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMy Life on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like Steinem herself,  \u003ci\u003eMy Life on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e] is thoughtful and astonishingly humble. It is also filled with a sense of the momentous while offering deeply personal insights into what shaped her.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity . . . Part of the appeal of \u003ci\u003eMy Life\u003c\/i\u003e is how Steinem, with evocative, melodic prose, conveys the air of discovery and wonder she felt during so many of her journeys. . . . The lessons imparted in \u003ci\u003eLife on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e offer more than a reminiscence. They are a beacon of hope for the future.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standard-bearer. If you've ever wondered what it might be like to sit down with Ms. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hard-won pragmatic lessons with more inspirational insights.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Steinem rocks. \u003ci\u003eMy Life on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e abounds with fresh insights and is as populist as can be.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In person and in her writing, Steinem exudes a rare combination of calm, humility and honesty about her weaknesses that explains all she has accomplished.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Steinem \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. In 1972, she co-founded \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and she remained one of its editors for fifteen years. In 1968, she helped found \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, where she was a political columnist and wrote feature articles. Her books include the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eRevolution from Within, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, Moving Beyond Words, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarilyn: Norma Jeane, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAs if Women Matter\u003c\/i\u003e (published in India). Steinem has received the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and Clarion awards, the National Magazine Award, the Women's Sports Journalism Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Writers Award from the United Nations, the James Weldon Johnson Award for Journalism, and many others. In 2013, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755589206304,"sku":"9780345408167","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/724013a80afc25eb0680b512aa509367.webp?v=1780063023","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-life-on-the-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}