Very good lives : the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination / J. K. Rowling.
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316369152
- ISBN: 9780316369152
- Physical Description: 69 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company 2015.
- Copyright: ©2008
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- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7 0.5 173890.
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