{"product_id":"the-best-advice-i-ever-got-lessons-from-extraordinary-lives-hardcover","title":"The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives Hardcover","description":"\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAmong 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:\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Michael Bloomberg: “Eighty percent of success is showing up . . . early.”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Eric Stonestreet: “Remember that the old lady who’s taking forever in line is someone’s grandma.”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Joyce Carol Oates: “Read widely—what you want to read, and not what someone suggests that you should read.”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Jimmy Kimmel: “When in doubt, order the hamburger.’”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Apolo Ohno: “It’s not about the forty seconds; it’s about the four years, the time it took to get there.”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e• Madeleine K. Albright: “Never play hide-and-seek with the truth.”\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAlong 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eCBS Evening News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e. 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eToday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e show for a new adventure at CBS.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eDelightful, empowering, and moving, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eThe Best Advice I Ever Got\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norma Jean's Notations ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48918881992946,"sku":"BX325","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/4444\/5170\/files\/57_ef5f898c-1b48-4ba8-92c2-0e750feadf78.png?v=1774537007","url":"https:\/\/njnotations.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-advice-i-ever-got-lessons-from-extraordinary-lives-hardcover","provider":"Norma Jean's Notations ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}