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The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric
Lessons from Extraordinary Lives
Random House Publishing Group
April 2011
On Sale: April 12, 2011
288 pages ISBN: 0812992776 EAN: 9780812992779 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
What was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell? What
unscripted event made Meryl Streep who she is? How did Mario
Batali cook up his recipe for success? In this
inspiration-packed book, Katie Couric reports from the front
lines of the worlds of politics, entertainment, sports,
philanthropy, the arts, and business—distilling the
ingenious, hard-won insights of leaders and visionaries, who
tell us all how to take chances, follow our passions, cope
with criticism, and, perhaps most important, commit to
something greater than ourselves. Among the many voices to be heard here are financial guru
Suze Orman on the benefits of doing what’s right, not what’s
easy; director Steven Spielberg on listening rather than
being listened to; quarterback Drew Brees on how his
(literal) big break changed his life; and novelist Curtis
Sittenfeld on the secrets of a great long-term relationship
(she suggests marrying someone less neurotic than you); not
to mention: • Michael Bloomberg: “Eighty percent of success is showing
up . . . early.”
• Eric Stonestreet: “Remember that the old lady who’s taking
forever in line is someone’s grandma.”
• Joyce Carol Oates: “Read widely—what you want to read, and
not what someone suggests that you should read.”
• Jimmy Kimmel: “When in doubt, order the hamburger.’”
• Apolo Ohno: “It’s not about the forty seconds; it’s about
the four years, the time it took to get there.”
• Madeleine K. Albright: “Never play hide-and-seek with the
truth.” Along the way, Couric reflects on the good advice—and the
missteps—that have guided her from her early days as a desk
assistant at ABC to her groundbreaking role as the first
female anchor of the CBS Evening News. She reveals how the
words of Thomas Jefferson helped her deal with her husband’s
tragic death from cancer, and what encouraged her to leave
the security of NBC’s Today show for a new adventure at CBS. Delightful, empowering, and moving, The Best Advice I Ever
Got is the perfect book for anyone who is thinking about the
future, contemplating taking a risk, or daring to make a
leap into the great unknown. This book is for all of us,
young or old, who want to see how today’s best and brightest
got it right, got it wrong, and came out on top.
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