Very good lives : the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination

Rowling, J.K

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69 pages : colour illustrations 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 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. Sales of Very Good Lives will benefit Lumos, a charity organisation founded by J.K. Rowling, which works to transform the lives of disadvantaged children, and university-wide financial aid at Harvard University
Librarian's Miscellania
J.K. Rowling
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction Shelves A41655567
Dewey:158.1
call #:ROW
ISBN:9781408706787
pub:2015
Subjects
Rowling, J.K Rowling, J.K
Failure
Success
Self-esteem
Fear - Management
Speeches, addresses, etc
Imagination
Achievement
Self-confidence
Fear
Life skills
Speeches (Oral presentations)