Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
Published on 14. April 2015
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-0-316-36915-2 (ISBN)
Description
In 2008, Rowling delivered a 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. 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
174 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-36915-2 (9780316369152)
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Persons
J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adults. Under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, she is the author of the Cormoran Strike crime series, including The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm. As well as an Order of the British Empire for services to children's literature, she is the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. She lives in Edinburgh.