Very good lives the fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination

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 t...

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Main Author: Rowling, J. K. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company 2015.
Edition:First edition
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