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Very Good Lives :The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Very Good Lives :The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
hardback
Published:
14 April, 2015
Description
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.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781408706787 |
| ISBN10 | 1408706784 |
| Number Of Pages | 80 |
| Item Weight | 220 g |
| Product Dimensions | 134 x 202 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
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.