Our Stories, Our Visions

by Zoe Sallis

Following her acclaimed bestseller Ten Eternal Questions (2005), Zoë Sallis has conducted an exciting new series of interviews, this time with 35 of the world’s most successful and inspiring women. Her extraordinarily diverse selection ranges from author Isabel Allende and Sister Helen Prejean (subject of the film Dead Man Walking) to journalist Christiane Amanpour and Professor Wangari Maathai, the first African female to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Every person here has worked hard to achieve great things in her chosen field. Sallis celebrates their achievements, and gives us fascinating, personal insights into their minds, lives, and dreams.

 

 

- Many of the subjects are very well-known, and should attract readers

 

- The interview format has already proven very successful for Zoë Sallis, who had a bestseller with the similarly organized Ten Eternal Questions 

 

 


Find out the intriguing answers to these questions, which Sallis asked every subject:

• Did your upbringing or early experiences influence the direction you took in life? • What inspires you in life? • What most provokes you to anger, and do you believe in forgiveness? • Do you think there will ever be equality in humankind, and an end to poverty and injustice? • What is your greatest fear? • Which woman, past or present, do you most admire? • Do you think women can make a difference in the world and be instrumental in stopping war? • What spiritual or religious beliefs do you hold? • Do you have any advice for the younger generation? • Do you have a favorite work of art, book, poem, or piece of music that has a special personal significance to you?

256 pages, Hardcover

First published April 7, 2009

Reviews

[Chadreadsbooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just read this very inspiring and thought provoking book where the author interviewed 40 different inspiring women from lots of different backgrounds and different beliefs and asked them 10 different questions about varied topics such as what inspires them, fears they have and some questions on how women can change the world if men would let them in everyday life main problems being in politics.
I really loved how in the women’s answers we got to learn bits and pieces from there childhood or even just growing up because even though I knew quite a few of the women being interviewed itt was nice being introduced to these very inspirational and inspiring women that I had never heard from before.
I loved aswell how in the last question where it asked about any music art or peices of writing that inspired them because it really made me want to read or listen to and read all the books and music they were talking about.
Overall I would give this book a 3/5 stars very enjoyable

[Prams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is exceptional! It is so soothing to read personal stories of great women including some of my personal favorites.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but not necessarily inspiring. Almost all said the exactly same thing, and one mentioned her Nobel Prize in about every answer she gave it seemed. I did enjoy Maya Angelou though. I always enjoy her. And Yoko Ono's one sentence answers.