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

by J.K. Rowling

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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 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.

Book Details

ISBN13	9781408706787
ISBN10	1408706784
Series/Work	OL19997317W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Little, Brown
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Anecdotes Anxiety Applied Psychology Baccalaureate addresses Conduct of life Failure (psychology) Failure (Psychology) Fear Fear of failure Imagination New York Times bestseller nyt:advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous=2015-05-03 Rowling, j. k., 1965- Self-actualization (psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Speeches, addresses Success

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