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Book

Permission to dream

Call Number

  • 158.1 G2264.1 (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Physical Description

189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

"Chris Gardner, popular speaker and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness presents, in the tradition of The Last Lecture and The Alchemist, a powerful book on dreaming your way to the next level of your life"--

Contents

  • Prologue: Atomic time--Holly's gift
  • Our greatest export
  • One day--
  • An underground railroad
  • The power of one
  • Change the game
  • A blueprint for your life
  • World-class skills
  • The rep, the rap, and the Rolodex
  • This has been done before
  • A masterpiece life
  • Epilogue: Brush your teeth and change your life in two days.

Subjects

Added Authors

Mim Eichler Rivas