Very good lives : the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination / J.K. Rowling.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015Copyright date: ©2008Edition: First editionDescription: 69 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316369152; 0316369152Subject(s): Rowling, J. K. -- Anecdotes | Self-actualization (Psychology) | Failure (Psychology) | Success | Imagination | Fear | Anxiety | Psychology, AppliedGenre/Form: Baccalaureate addresses.DDC classification: 158 LOC classification: BF637.S4 | R695 2015Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description 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.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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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.