Lessons, Gisele Bundchen
Lessons, Gisele Bundchen
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Lessons
My Path to a Meaningful Life

Bestseller

Author: Gisele Bündchen

Narrator: Soneela Nankani, Gisele Bündchen

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/02/2018


Synopsis

The instant New York Times bestseller 

Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bündchen shares personal stories, insights, and photos to explore lessons that have helped shape her life.

Gisele Bündchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, and rescuing the dogs and cats around her hometown.  In fact, she wanted to become either a professional volley player or a veterinarian. But at the age of 14, fate suddenly intervened in in the form of a modeling scout, who spotted her in São Paulo. Four years later, Gisele's appearance in Alexander McQueen's memorably rain-soaked London runway show in the spring 1998 launched her spectacular career as a fashion model, and put an end to the "heroin chic" era of fashion. Since then, Gisele has appeared in almost 400 ad campaigns and on over 1200 magazine covers.  She has walked in more than 470 fashion shows for the most influential brands in the world. Gisele has become an icon, leaving a lasting mark on the fashion industry.

But until now, few people have gotten to know the real Gisele, a woman whose private life stands in dramatic contrast to her public image. In Lessons, she reveals for the first time who she really is and what she's learned over the past 37 years to help her live a meaningful life--a journey that takes readers from a childhood spent barefoot in small-town Brazil, to an internationally successful career, motherhood and marriage to quarterback Tom Brady.

A work of great openness and vulnerability, Lessons reveals the inner life of a very public woman.

About The Author

Gisele Bündchen is one of the most famous supermodels of all time. Known globally for her business savvy, her philanthropy, and her advocacy for environmental protection, she has been listed by Forbes as one of the Most Powerful Women in the World and among the world's most generous celebrities. She has served as Goodwill Ambassador of the UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), and was named by Harvard University as a Global Environmental Citizen in recognition of her eco-efforts. Her profits from this book will go to Luz Foundation, which Bündchen created in 2007 to support social and environmental causes. Her first cookbook, Nourish: Simple Recipes to Empower Your Body and Feed Your Soul, will release in 2024, and she currently lives in Miami with her children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nsikan on October 21, 2018

Gisele has been my favorite supermodel since I was fifteen (I’m twenty-three now). For eight whole years I compared myself to her, and I always fell short. God tried to remind me: “I made you to be your own person. I have a unique story just for you.” I didn’t listen to Him. To some, this book may j......more

Goodreads review by Howard on May 22, 2021

5 Stars for Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life (audiobook) by Gisele Bündchen read by Soneela Nankani and the author. This was fascinating getting to hear how Gisel Bündchen made it from a small town in Brazil to the the to top of the New York fashion world. This would be a great book for anyone......more

Goodreads review by Jillian on October 23, 2018

2.5 Stars: Ho-hum! I was really excited to read her book, but found it came up short. It was written very conversationally, but a lot of it felt like bragging and boasting. She does not acknowledge her privilege - from being a fair-skinned Brazilian to having the time to pursue all of the personal de......more