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Non-Fiction, Health & Lifestyle, Self Help & Personal Development, Self Help

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

J.K. Rowling (author), Joel Holland (illustrator)

Hardback Published on: 14/04/2015

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Hilarious and Inspirational

Once upon a time, no one knew who J. K. Rowling was. It’s hard to imagine a world without Harry Potter but it’s true. The story of its publication is almos... READ MORE

Charlie Hay at Brentwood

Synopsis

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.