Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination - J.K. Rowling, Joel Holland • BookLikes (ISBN:B00QH2I5DE)

Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

by: Joel Holland (author) J.K. Rowling (author)

J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice in this artfully illustrated book. 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.... show more

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Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00QH2I5DE

Publisher: Sphere

Pages no: 81

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Non Fiction, Writing, Essays, Language, Literature, Adult, Self Help, Philosophy, Contemporary, Spirituality, Inspirational, 21st Century

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Nicole Reads rated it

9 years ago

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A great book to end the year with. Candidly written, it speaks to me on so many levels as a writer and a human being. The importance of caring for your fellow human beings, what it means to fail and how to rise from the ashes of said failure. Ms. Rowling truly does have a way with words.

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NerdyBirdie rated it

10 years ago

http://NerdyBirdie.booklikes.com NerdyBirdie 5.0 Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling

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This was a quick read that I read in fifteen minutes while stopping by the book section today! For those of you who don’t know, Very Good Lives is a speech by J.K. Rowling that she delivered to Harvard University in the year 2008 (I’m sure, please correct me if I’m wrong). This is the published edit...

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10 years ago

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Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination is essentially a transcript of the commencement address J.K. Rowling delivered at Harvard University in 2008. Packaged with some charming illustrations, the book is being published primarily to support Lumos, a charity...

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