Going Places

图书标准信息

• 作者 E. D Hill 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2005-11
• ISBN 9780060828042
• 定价 251.70元
• 装帧 其他
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Whatonepieceofadvicehasmadeallthedifferenceinyourlife?ThatwasthequestionlongtimejournalistandFox&FriendscohostE.D.HillaskedofscoresofthemostfamousandsuccessfulfiguresinAmericafromPresidentGeorgeW.BushtosupermodelCarolAlt.TheresultisGoingPlaces，acollectionofmovingandinstructiveprofilesthatrevealexactlywhatinspiresanddrivesournation'sbestandbrightesttosurviveandthrive.InthepagesofGoingPlaces，you'lldiscoverhowDonaldTrumpapproachesthecompetition，whatmakesNFLstarTikiBarberasmartplayeronandoffthefield，andwhatlifelessontelevisionstarDorisRobertslearnedonatriptoNapaValley.You'llfollowcountrymusicstarTraceAdkins'sjourneyfromworkingonarigintheoilfieldsofTexastosigningadealwithCapitolRecordsinNashville，andDonnadeVarona'spathtobecomingtheyoungestmemberoftheU.S.Olympicswimteamatagethirteen.Sometimesheartwrenching，sometimeshumorous，andalwayscaptivating，theseportraitsaresuretoinform，entertain，and，mostimportant，inspire.SarahFerguson，theDuchessofYork，onsearchingforhersoulinTibetChampionbullriderJustinMcBrideonwhatitmeanstogetagoodnight'ssleepSenateMajorityLeaderDr.WilliamFristonmedicineasacurrencyofpeaceDollyPartononherfather'shorse-senseadviceDeanCainonrejection，perseverance，andlessonshelearnedfromhissonSharingthesestoriesinthesefigures'ownvoices，GoingPlacesreflectsavastanddiverseAmericainwhichanythingispossible."Itismyhopethatyou'llhavethisbookbyyourbedsidetableandturntoit，aloneorwithyourchildren，tofindinspirationfromwonderfulpeople."Afterall，asthesereal-lifestoriesillustrate，greatadvicecancomefromanyone，atanytime.