The great value for readers is that they get the answers on what to do before they need to make the decision. So, the thirteen-year-old gets to learn the do’s and don’ts of successful dating before ever going out on that first date. The newlywed learns about parenting before actually becoming one. This handbook for life will remain with readers year after year, helping them with life’s most important decisions at just the time when they need the information.

If I’d Known Then What I Know Now is packed with wisdom for people of all ages. Its simple style incorporates humor and storytelling to teach people how to learn from the mistakes of those who have gone before them. Opening with three of life’s most important principles for success regardless of age, the book is then organized in a handy lesson-by-lesson format with an eye toward age appropriateness. Lesson one, for example, is geared to seven- to fifteen-year-olds, and covers such topics as dealing with mom and dad, school, manners, and good habits. By lesson five, for those fifty-five and up, it’s more concerned with investments, health, retirement planning, and growing older gracefully.