Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0061374059 ISBN 13: 9780061374050

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2008

Riassunto

A compelling, illustrated compilation of six word memoirs, contributed by both famous and obscure writers to Smith magazine, records the human experience in works that are by turn whimsical, poignant, and bizarre, by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Deepak Chopra, Sebastian Junger, Joan Rivers, Dave Eggers, Mario Batali, and many others. Original. 40,000 first printing.

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“Perfect for the American attention span...Will thrill minimalists and inspire maximalists.” (Vanity Fair)

“Irresistibly clever.” (Chicago Tribune)

“The brilliance is in the brevity.” (New York Post)

“You could spend a lifetime brainstorming.” (The New Yorker)

“In six words: Gimmicks should always be this fun.” (Style.com)

“Compulsive reading...as insightful as any 300+ page biography.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared.” (Denver Post)

“The pithiest of life stories.” (O magazine)

“A fabulously appealing exercise both for writers and for readers.” (Daily Telegraph (London))

“Six-word review: Buy it, keep it in bathroom.” (Philadelphia Magazine)

L'autore:

LARRY SMITH is an adjunct associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo and a recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teacher Award. During his longstanding tenure, Smith has taught and counselled more than 23,000 students on the subject of their careers, representing more than 10 percent of UW’s alumni. Smith has worked with more than 500 teams of student entrepreneurs, advising them as they have created companies of significant size and success across industries as broad-reaching as communications, software, robotics, entertainment, design and real estate. Smith is also president of Essential Economics Corporation, an economic consulting practice that serves a wide range of public and private clients. “Why You Will Fail to have a Great Career,” his TEDx Talk based on his experience counselling students, has been viewed by over six million people.

Rachel Fershleiser is SMITH's memoir editor and has written for the Village Voice, the New York Press, Print, and the National Post. Rachel lives in New York City.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061374059
• ISBN 13: 9780061374050
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 225
• Redattore: Fershleiser Rachel, Smith Larry