The essence of this book is the preface and comments of a talk that she gave at her nephew's high school graduation. The talk was a poem about "Just Who Will You Be?" Shriver did reveal some of her quest of finding herself outside the role of being a Kennedy, a newsreporter, and California's first lady. This would be a good gift for anyone making changes in their life. ( )

I've never read any of her other books. . She has always seemed very professional and confident in all the interview and reports she's done on tv. I guess being born into the Shriver/Kennedy family you're expected to do great things and be ambitious and professional. Surprisingly and happily, this book shows a completely different side of Maria.

She is warm, funny and even after all the success she's had professionally and personally, she has an uncertainty and almost a shyness about who Maria Shriver is. Its endearing, actually to know that someone of her public stature and familial fame could be unsure of herself.

The speech she gave at a high school graduation was the basis for this book and it was a terrific speech! Sadly, I can't even remember who the guest speaker was at my own graduation, but I can tell you with almost certainty that the graduating class that was fortunate enough to have Ms. Shriver, won't soon forget. It was inspirational without being boring or ordinary. This little book is the perfect graduation or birthday gift for someone who is about to enter a new phase of their life or even someone who is thinking of making a change and just needs a little encouragement. Its a great book to pass on to people you care about. ( )

Good, very short, insightful question, defintely gave me some things to think about. ( )