Being a Rockefeller, becoming myself
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Eileen Rockefeller
Publisher: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780399164088
Subjects: Rich people; Women philanthropists; Family; Biography; Philanthropists
Description: "A daughter of American royalty, Eileen Rockefeller is one of the first in her family to write a memoir of growing up with fame and fortune and finding her own voice within its storied history"--

Eileen Rockefeller understood at an early age that her name was synonymous with American royalty. She learned in childhood that wealth and fame could open any door; but as the youngest of six children and one of twenty-two cousins in one of the world's most famous families, she began to realize that they could not buy a sense of personal worth. She shows us her philosophy: that power and richness come not from material goods, but from personal relationships and co-creation.
Table of contents: title: Author's note: The presence of peonies; title: The story I didn't want to tell; title: Welcome home; title: Setting the stage; title: First loss; title: Feeling different as a family; title: The smallest count; title: "You shot the rabbits?"; title: Maid to order; title: A safe harbor; title: Staying afloat; title: A place to relax; title: Jagged edges; title: Through a door in the woods; title: It doesn't matter where you start; title: Pulling together; title: Music lessons; title: Cultivating love; title: You can lead them to the water...; title: Roadblocks; title: Graduating; title: Gifts given; title: Learning resilience; title: Georgia O'Keeffe speaks; title: Male mentors; title: Dreaming my husband; title: The first years; title: Gorilla on my shoulder; title: Time for being; title: Launching the mind/body field; title: At the foot of the ladder; title: In the fire; title: Dancing among the stars; title: Primal parenting; title: A good Christmas; title: Working with emotional intelligence; title: I wouldn't admit it if I were you; title: In the nest of my heart; title: Putting the heart into practice; title: Tearing down the fence; title: Cleaning house; title: Passing the torch; title: Planting seeds; title: Out of the canyon; title: Courage; title: One last look.