Be Ready When The Luck Happens by Ina Garten

I didn't love Ina Garten when I started the book, and I didn't love her when I finished it--in between some things did change, however, and I would recommend this book to people who know of her career and are interested in either food or women as entrepreneurs. She was a pioneer, and she deserves credit for what she has accomplished. Thee first thing to remember is that she grew up at a time when it was very hard for a woman to create her own business. She wasn't alone but she was not in a crowded field either. I am a decade younger than she is and when someone at a faculty meeting I was attending said they could not tell a joke in mixed company, I offered to leave--I was the only one who was mixing the company. This is a memoir--it is not a How To Build A Successful Brand book. She describes an unhappy childhood but a happy marriage to a man who supported her as an equal in their life choices. She has shifted her focus from owning a store to writing cookbooks to a successful television show, all while keeping tabs on what she was enjoying and what she was not. She has built a large and loyal fan base, and it is well worth reading her story.