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 offers J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life, asking the profound and provocative questions: 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 issues with acuity and emotional force.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: J. K. Rowling
EAN: 9781408706787
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 232 g
HEIGHT: 206 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book Group
DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-04-14
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GENRE: LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Women Authors, SELF-HELP / Creativity, SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
WIDTH: 133 cm
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Book Themes:
Memoirs, Speeches, Self-help, personal development and practical advice
J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, as well as several stand-alone novels for adults and children, and the acclaimed Strike crime fiction series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Many of her books have been adapted for film and television, and she has collaborated on a play continuing Harry's story on stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and a new series of films inspired by her series companion volume Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
