In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America’s most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it’s had on her life.
When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting on her, giving up was not an option. After announcing her diagnosis on Good Morning America, people all over the country rallied around Joan as she went into Warrior mode. Within a few months, after losing her hair, Joan appeared on the cover of People magazine bald, showing the world she could, and would, beat the disease. Determined to remain upbeat—to look in the mirror with a brave face—her resolve empowered women everywhere. The Today show quickly recruited Joan as a special correspondent and continues to follow her progress.
A deeply personal and powerful story of pain, persistence, and perseverance, Had I Known is a chronicle of Joan’s experience and the plan she formulated and followed to battle with her disease and treatment. As Joan reveals, while her journey was not easy, it profoundly changed her in unexpected ways. Her odyssey helped Joan redefine herself, her values, and most of all, her health. Following a new clean way of eating, Joan lost thirty pounds, became more aware of the food she was eating, and avoided many of the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy.
Dealing with the cancer also changed her perception of true beauty. Being attractive isn’t about the hair on your head—it’s about the strength and character you bring to everything you do. Positive yet down-to-earth, told with piercing honesty leavened with warmth and humor, Had I Known offers unforgettable, inspirational lessons for us all.

Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival

Biographies & Memoirs

Lunden, Joan

Arts & Literature

Harper

HAD I KNOWN

HarperPB

Harper Large Print

Drawing on her own experiences as well as the wit and wisdom of others, the author offers advice on goal-setting, self-esteem, change, stress, relationships, parenting, aging, and other topics.

Wake Up Calls: Making the Most Out of Every Day (Regardless of What Life Throws You)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

McGraw=Hill

Wake-Up Calls: Making The Most Out Of Every Day (Regardless Of What Life Throws You)

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

The popular cohost of television's Good Morning America combines a candid account of how she overcame her own weight problem with a selection of more than one hundred delicious, high-nutrition, low-fat recipes. First serial, Good Housekeeping. Tour.

Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Morton, Laura

Regional & International

Little. Brown and Company

Joan Lunden is America's favorite morning television host -- which means 25 million people see her every weekday. So you can just imagine how she felt five years ago when her weight problem was at its worst. Three pregnancies, three kids, a high-pressure career, and a much-publicized divorce had undermined her every effort to rose weigh. But then Joan decided to fight back -- and today she's trim, fit, and happier than ever. In this wonderfully inspiring cookbook, which spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, Joan explains how she did it -- and shows how anyone can follow her example. Here are the 100 tried-and-true low-fat dishes that made the difference for Joan -- recipes that are fast, easy, flexible, and delicious. Color photographs.

Special Diet

The co-host of "Good Morning America" discusses her career and co-workers, her marriage to Michael Krauss and their two daughters, and the preparation that goes into every show

Good Morning, I'm Joan Lunden

Putnam Pub. Group

The co-host of "Good Morning America" discusses her career and co-workers, her marriage to Michael Krauss and their two daughters, and the preparation that goes into every show

Good Morning/joan

BERKLEY

A parents' guide that features many child-rearing topics

Joan Lunden's Mothers' Minutes

Castle, Sue

Krauß, Michael

Parenting & Relationships

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

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