| Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Contributor(s): Gardner, Chris (Author), Rivas, MIM E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 006153711X ISBN-13: 9780061537110 Publisher: Amistad Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Ever since the story of Gardner's transformation from homeless, single father to millionaire became known the world over, he has been inundated with the question, How did you do it? Gardner's reply is this inspirational manual to help readers achieve their goals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success |
| Dewey: 158.1 |
| LCCN: 2009281790 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.38" W x 9.08" (1.04 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Gardner is encouraging us all to start where we are and dare to make our lives bigger and stronger, more satisfactory, and better. Chris Gardner is a knockout "--Maya Angelou Chris Gardner's astonishing memoir--the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, The Pursuit of Happyness, which inspired the film of the same name starring Will Smith--served as a shining beacon of hope for countless people. In Start Where You Are, "a book that teaches you how to transform the impossible into the possible" (Sidney Poitier), Gardner offers indispensible life lessons in getting from where you are to where you want to be. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gardner, Chris: - Chris Gardner is the chief executive officer of Gardner Rich & Company, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker, Gardner is a recipient of the Father of the Year Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative. He has two children and resides in Chicago and New York. Rivas, MIM E.: -Mim Eichler Rivas is the author of the acclaimed Beautiful Jim Key, as well as the coauthor of more than eighteen books, including The Pursuit of Happyness and Finding Fish with Antwone Fisher. |