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Very good lives : the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination / J. K. Rowling.

Rowling, J. K., (author.).

Summary:

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.

Content descriptions

Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7 0.5 173890.
Subject:
Rowling, J. K. > Anecdotes.
Anxiety.
Failure (Psychology)
Fear.
Imagination.
Psychology, Applied.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Success.
Genre:
Baccalaureate addresses.
Anecdotes.

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Summary: 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.