A scream rips through the night. A woman begs for help. You find a wallet filled with cash. A robber pulls a gun on a cashier right before your eyes. In a single moment, everything you believe about yourself is put to the test.

What If? Real Choices in Unreal Moments drops you into morally charged scenarios, some imagined, some drawn from real life, where the right choice carries a personal cost. Many people in these examples stepped up, but others learned some terrible truths about themselves. What if it were you? Through each dilemma, you'll confront the uncomfortable distance between the person you think you are and the person you become when something is truly at stake. Gender expectations, authority, social pressure, and self-interest don't announce themselves. They quietly hijack decisions we'd swear are principled.

This book doesn't offer answers or reassurance. It offers something far more unsettling: a mirror.

You think you would do the right thing.

What If? finds out.

Sandy Camillo is an advocate for women's equity and the author of The Journey of an Invisible Woman and The Shocking Truth Behind What Men Really Think About Women. She has written many magazine and newspaper articles about the relationships between men and women and is a blogger and X commentator focusing on aging and cultural bias. A former school principal, paralegal, receivership specialist, realtor, and court-appointed special advocate, Camillo has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and observed that men and women often understand moral obligation and accountability differently.Her advocacy work has included serving as Director and Governance Officer of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and on the New York Leadership Council of Autism Speaks. She currently serves as President of the AAUW New York State Board of Directors. Camillo holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education and a postgraduate certification in administration.