I am looking for self-help books of a specific genre:  If I Knew Then,
 What I Know Now.  Examples:
 
Ten Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Went Out Into the World
I Almost Missed My Life...Don't Miss Yours
etc.

The best books in this genre include "lessons learned" by a variety of
different people, 3-10 pages per personal essay.  These reminiscences
are then collected together in a book.  At their best, they
communicate, "Learn from me.  Don't make the same mistakes I did..."  
A sub-category would be compilations of interviews with famous (or not
so famous) people.  These often have a strong theme:  "Here's what
happened to me.  Listen and learn."

A 5-star answer would include 4-5 titles, in print or out of print. 
Books, VHS tape, DVD, CD...any medium would be great.


If possible, I would like to get this information by April 12.  

All comments greatly appreciated.   Thx!

Hi Ron,

There are so many books with this theme that I wouldn't feel right
limiting your choices to just 4 or 5, so I've compiled a slightly
bigger list to give you wider selection.

"If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Ceos and Other Smart Executives Share
Wisdom They Wish They'd Been Told 25 Years Ago"
by Richard Edler
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425156095/

"If I'd Known Then What I Know Now: Why Not Learn from the Mistakes of
Others?-- You Can't Afford to Make Them All Yourself"
by J. R. Parrish 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879384493/

"Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough
Times and Lessons Learned (Chicken Soup for the Soul"
by Jack Canfield (Editor),
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/155874942X/
Also available on tape:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1558749454/

"101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Had Children" by Jane Asher
(editor)
"A lighthearted collection of thoughts and advice, from a range of
people, who have all been through the extraordinary business of having
children."
Available from Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718139615/
Also available from abebooks.com
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=90134204

"101 Things I Wish I'd nown Before I Got Married" by Jane Asher
(editor)
"A lighthearted collection of thoughts and advice, from a range of
people, who have all been through the extraordinary business of
getting married."
Available from Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718139658/
Also available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=110097974

"101 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Moved" by Jane Asher (editor)
"A lighthearted collection of thoughts and advice, from a range of
people, who have all been through the process of moving house."
Available from Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718139666
Also available from abebooks.com
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=122601774


"What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way"
by Sarah Ferguson 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743246128

Men Read Newspapers, Not Minds...and Other Things I Wish I'd Known
When I First Married by Sandra P. Aldrich
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0842381759/

"Kids Fight When the Phone Rings : And Other Things I Wish I'd Known
When I First Had Children" by Sandra Aldrich
Available from amazon.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=164805744


"I Wish I'd Known That Before I Went to College," by Judy Brown and
Donald Grossfield
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=82430538

"What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single : How to Do Life As a Young
Adult"
by John Bytheway
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=137224602

"What I Wish I'd Known in High School"
by John Bytheway
Available from barnesandnoble.com"
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?pcount=0&srefer=&isbn=1573455687

"What I Wish I'd Known in High School : The Second Semester"
by John Bytheway
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=155912078

Wrong: The Biggest Missteps and Miscalculations Ever Made by People
Who Should Have Known Better
by Jane O'Boyle 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452281121

"Wrong Again!: More of the Biggest Mistakes and Miscalculations Ever
Made by People Who Should Have Known Better"
by Jane O'Boyle 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452282012/

"What I Wish I'd Known Before I Got Married"
by Kay Cole James
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=183196462

"I Wish I'd Known at 21" by Marvin J. Shaw
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=98215397

"If I'd Known Then What I Know Now"
Lindbergh, Reeve, Root, Kimberly B. (illustrator)
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=96215246

"If I'd Known Then What I Know Now: Wise People Learn from the
Mistakes of Others."
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=192990854

"I Wish I Had Known...."
Various 
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31900632

"Mistakes I made My First Five Years in Business (and How You Can
Avoid Them)"
by Elizabeth K. Fischer 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972125515

"I Wish I Had Known"
Rosen - Sawyer Fran / Powers Lisa Editors
Available from abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=104905956

"The Street Smart Entrepreneur: 133 Tough Lessons I Learned the Hard
Way"
by Jay Goltz, Jody Oesterreicher 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/188603933X/

"Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned: Overcoming Obstacles to Successful
Program Planning : New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education
#49"
by Thomas J. Sork (Author
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555427839

"Things I Wish I'd Known Sooner"
by Jaroldeen Edwards 
Available from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0875795153/


search strategy: 
various book sites: 
known then
what know now
lessons learned
mistakes made


I hope this helps.

Wowie Zowie!  Another amazing answer, juggler!  Thank you!!   ron