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| Introduction | |
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| Following Your Passion | |
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| Call of the Wild | |
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| From Executive Assistant to Master Chef | |
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| Not Too Late for a New Degree | |
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| Homing In on a Hobby | |
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| A Sea Change | |
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| Skills from the Past Can Create a Future | |
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| The Sheep Farmer | |
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| FromWags to Riches | |
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| The Beekeeper | |
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| Tapping Your Creativity | |
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| Fashion Saved Her Life | |
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| A Headhunter Rediscovers Painting | |
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| From Entrepreneur to Best-Selling Novelist | |
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| How a Beading Class Set Her Free | |
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| Handbags Helped Her Heal | |
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| Giving Up Money for Music | |
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| She Ditched the Corner Office | |
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| A Dream Built on China | |
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| Her New Life Was in the Cards | |
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| Write What You Know | |
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| Finding Your Place in the Limelight | |
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| A Suburban Mom's Road to TV Stardom | |
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| The Cop Who Became a Comedian | |
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| She Discovered She Was a Leader | |
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| Mika's Do-Over | |
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| Becoming Mrs. Oregon at Fifty | |
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| Soul Survivor | |
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| Doing Good | |
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| Her Restaurant Breaks All of the Rules | |
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| The Book Farmer of Botswana | |
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| Crisis Is Her Business | |
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| The Earthquake Avenger | |
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| She Dreamed of Africa | |
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| Her Artful Business Plan | |
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| She Saves WilcTCats | |
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| Shipping Help from America | |
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| Discovering Your Business Sense | |
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| She's a Wrap Star | |
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| The Egg Banker | |
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| She De-stressedinaNewCareer | |
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| Furnishing Her Life with Meaning | |
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| Wife for Hire | |
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| From Flight Attendant to Fashionista | |
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| The Million-Dollar Coupon Clipper | |
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| Cancer Wigged Her Out | |
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| She Found Her Inner Publicist | |
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| Discovering the Art of Instruction | |
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| Miracle in the Ladies Room | |
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| Reinventing via Inventions | |
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| The DNA Detective | |
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| The MBA Who Became a Matchmaker | |
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| A Chocolate-Coated Life Change | |
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| Seeking Adventure | |
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| Finding Fulfillment in a War Zone | |
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| Sell Your House, Find a Life | |
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| A Path in the Wilderness | |
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| Transforming Your Sense of Self | |
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| The World's Unlikeliest Weight Lifter | |
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| A Bike Brought Her Confidence | |
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| From Nonathlete to Triathlete | |
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| Reinvention Tips for You from the Trenches | |
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| Ten Steps to Jump-Starting Your Change | |
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| Five Tips from Masters of Change | |
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| How to Afford Your Next Chapter | |
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| Moonlighting Tips | |
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| How to Write a Great Business Plan | |
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| Mastering the New Job Hunt | |
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| The Ten Best Jobs for Women Now | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Acknowledgments | |