In The Woman I Wanted to Be
($17), the legendary Diane von Furstenberg gets real about the jet-set years, beating cancer, and, of course, designing the dress of the century. Von Furstenberg wanted to be—in her words, “the kind of woman who is independent and who doesn’t rely on a man to pay her bills.” She has since become that woman, establishing herself as a global brand and a major force in the fashion industry, all the while raising a family and maintaining “my children are my greatest creation.”
