The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives [iDeusEx]

The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives


by Katie Couric



In this inspiring book, Katie Couric distills the ingenious, hard-won insights of such leaders and visionaries as Maya Angelou, Jimmy Carter, Michael J. Fox, and Ken Burns, who offer advice about life, success, and happinessΓÇöhow to take chances, follow oneΓÇÖs passions, overcome adversity and inertia, commit to something greater than ourselves, and more. Along the way, Katie Couric reflects on her own life, and on the shared wisdom, and occasional missteps, that have guided her from her early days as a desk assistant at ABC to her groundbreaking work as a broadcast journalist. Moving and empowering, The Best Advice I Ever Got is for all of us, young or old, who want to hear from some of todayΓÇÖs best and brightest about how they got it right, got it wrong, and came out on topΓÇöso we can too.