Wendy Shalit began to write "A Return to Modesty" as an undergrad at Williams College, where she received her BA in philosophy. She is also the author of "The Good Girl Revolution "and her essays on literary and cultural topics have appeared in "The Wall Street Journal", "The New York Times", and other publications. Now that she is the mother of three lively and opinionated children, she is more modest and humbled than ever before.