num_pages: 74
description: 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.
language: English
title: Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
publisher: Little, Brown and Company