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Title: CONGRATULATIONS, BY THE WAY
SOME THOUGHTS ON KINDNESS
By: George Saunders
Format: Hardback

List price: £8.99


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ISBN 10: 1408859343
ISBN 13: 9781408859346
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Pub. date: 22 May, 2014
Pages: 64
Synopsis: 'Here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness' Three months after George Saunders gave a convocation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times. Why? Because Saunders's words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Returns: Returnable
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