Wisdom for a High School Grad
Incredible Letters and Inspiring Advice for Getting the Most Out of College
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Following his hit title Wisdom for a Young CEO, 18-year-old author Douglas Barry shares advice he received from more than 200 diverse respondents to the letter he sent out after his high school graduation, in which he asked, What should I get out of college?” Those who wrote back to himincluding George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, John F. Kerry, Regis Philbin, Ken Burns (documentarist), Harley Jane Kozak (author), the Dalai Lama, John Travolta, and moreoffer touching, practical, and humorous wisdom about life in college. Their advice covers making friends, finding one’s path in life, learning and understanding new subjects, striving for awards and honors, the value of traveling, living away from home for the first time, dating, socializing, and more. As a lead title for the spring graduation market, Wisdom For a High School Grad is the only compilation of original advice from contemporary leaders in a variety of fields, speaking to a universal question. With entertaining, enlightening contributions from a range of accomplished adults including athletes, educators, musicians, politicians, astronauts, bankers, and comedians, this is a book with relevance to every high-school graduate facing the challenges that come with college life.
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Wisdom for a High School Grad, Douglas K. Barry, John Travolta, The Dalai Lama, George H. W. Bush, Regis Philbin, Harley Jane Kozak, Ken Burns
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- Titul
- Wisdom for a High School Grad
- Podtitul
- Incredible Letters and Inspiring Advice for Getting the Most Out of College
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Douglas K. Barry, John Travolta, The Dalai Lama, George H. W. Bush, Regis Philbin, Harley Jane Kozak, Ken Burns
- Vydavateľ
- Running Press
- Rok vydania
- 2005
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- pevná
- Počet strán
- 176
- ISBN10
- 0762423404
- ISBN13
- 9780762423408
- Série
- Štítky
- Náučná literatúra, Byznys, Biznis & Manažment, Sebarozvoj, Príručky a návody, Manažment & HR, Motivácia, Úspech, Absolventi stredných Škôl
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- Following his hit title Wisdom for a Young CEO, 18-year-old author Douglas Barry shares advice he received from more than 200 diverse respondents to the letter he sent out after his high school graduation, in which he asked, What should I get out of college?” Those who wrote back to himincluding George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, John F. Kerry, Regis Philbin, Ken Burns (documentarist), Harley Jane Kozak (author), the Dalai Lama, John Travolta, and moreoffer touching, practical, and humorous wisdom about life in college. Their advice covers making friends, finding one’s path in life, learning and understanding new subjects, striving for awards and honors, the value of traveling, living away from home for the first time, dating, socializing, and more. As a lead title for the spring graduation market, Wisdom For a High School Grad is the only compilation of original advice from contemporary leaders in a variety of fields, speaking to a universal question. With entertaining, enlightening contributions from a range of accomplished adults including athletes, educators, musicians, politicians, astronauts, bankers, and comedians, this is a book with relevance to every high-school graduate facing the challenges that come with college life.