Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak: By Writers Famous and Obscure - Brossura

Smith, Larry

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ISBN 10: 0061714623 ISBN 13: 9780061714627

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2009

Riassunto

An evocative compilation of six word memoirs, contributed by both famous and obscure writers to Smith magazine explores the joys, sorrows, and complexities of love, romance, and the human heart. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“The exercise in brevity certainly inspires.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

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

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

“Irresistibly clever.” (Chicago Tribune)

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

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

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

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

“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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061714623
• ISBN 13: 9780061714627
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 131
• Redattore: Fershleister Rachel