{"product_id":"its-messy-on-boys-boobs-and-badass-women-isbn-9780062412461","title":"It's Messy: On Boys, Boobs, and Badass Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e“10 New Books We’re Dying to Read in September” --The Zoe Report\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this deeply personal collection of essays, creator of the The Conversation Amanda de Cadenet shares the hard-won advice and practical insights she’s gained through her experiences as businesswoman, friend, wife, and mother.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda is on a mission to facilitate conversations that allow all women to be seen, heard, and understood. Through her multimedia platform The Conversation, she interviews some of today’s most bad ass women—from Hillary Clinton to Lady Gaga—in no-holds-barred conversations that get to the heart of what means to be female. Now, in \u003cem\u003eIt’s Messy\u003c\/em\u003e, Amanda offers readers an extension of that conversation, inviting them into her life and sharing her own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom childhood fame to a high-profile marriage (and divorce) to teen motherhood to the sexism that threatened to end her career before it started, Amanda shares the good, the bad, and the messy of her life, synthesizing lessons she’s learned along the way. Through it all, she offers an original perspective as a feminist on the front lines of celebrity culture. Edgy, irreverent, poignant and provocative, \u003cem\u003eIt’s Messy\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the issues, concerns, and experiences relevant to women today.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThrough her interview series, \u003cem\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/em\u003e, Amanda de Cadenet talks with some of today’s most badass women—from Hillary Clinton to Lady Gaga—in as-honest-as-it-gets conversations that speak to what it means to be female. Now, in\u003cem\u003e It’s Messy\u003c\/em\u003e, Amanda shares her own story: a portrait of childhood fame, teen motherhood, a high-profile marriage (and divorce), and the sexism that threatened to end her career—all before she turned nineteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the raw honesty and intense passion for which she’s known, Amanda tackles uncomfortable yet familiar topics: ambivalence about motherhood, marriage, sex, body image, and the cultural influences that shape unrealistic expectations for women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart manual, part manifesto, this intimate, hilarious, and insightful collection of essays challenges stereotypes and social norms, and examines the universal experiences relevant to women today.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Serious and thought-provoking….the overwhelming feminist message on its pages is one of positive resurrection against all the odds. 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