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Author:

Rowling, J. K., author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Little Brown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

[69] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Failure (Psychology)
Success.
Imagination.
Fear.
Anxiety.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Psychology, Applied.
Baccalaureate addresses.

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.

ISBN:

0316369152
9780316369152

LCCN:

2014959607

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