MY LIFE ON THE ROAD

u003cbu003eu003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMES u003c/iu003eBESTSELLER  u003cbu003eONE OF u003ciu003eO: THE OPRAH MAGAZINEu003c/iu003e’S TEN FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR  u003cbu003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY u003ciu003eHarper’s Bazaar • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Publishers Weekly u003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eGloria 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. u003cbu003eIncludes “Secrets,” a new chapter!u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eWhen people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: u003c/iu003eBecause I travel.u003ciu003e 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/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eMy Life on the Roadu003c/iu003e 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 u003ciu003eMs.u003c/iu003e 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eMy Life on the Roadu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“Like Steinem herself, [u003ciu003eMy Life on the Roadu003c/iu003e] is thoughtful and astonishingly humble. It is also filled with a sense of the momentous while offering deeply personal insights into what shaped her.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003eO: The Oprah Magazineu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “A lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity . . . Part of the appeal of u003ciu003eMy Lifeu003c/iu003e 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 u003ciu003eLife on the Roadu003c/iu003e offer more than a reminiscence. They are a beacon of hope for the future.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003eUSA Todayu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “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.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003eThe New York Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “Steinem rocks. u003ciu003eMy Life on the Roadu003c/iu003e abounds with fresh insights and is as populist as can be.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003eThe Boston Globeu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e “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.”u003cbu003e—u003ciu003eJezebelu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e