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belwood303's review against another edition
3.0
I'm inspired to learn more about some of the people and I was motivated by the positive theme of the book, but as far as a volume of work is concerned I guess I wasn't that impressed. Was really touched by Ellen DeGeneres' story and John Wood - formerly of Microsoft and founder of Room to Read- and Scott Case -of priceline.com and Malaria No More- were two of the stand outs of people I didn't know but would like to learn more about. Still, such a collection of stories and personal advice is a nice way to spend a few hours even if it does get a little repetitive.
bookgirl1209's review against another edition
2.0
Meh.
It was interesting to read the entries by people I like and people I recognized, not so much for others.
I liked Christina Applegate's entry on not having the luxury of a negative thought.
And I liked Matthew McConaughey's remembrance of his father telling him "Look son, don't ever say you can't do something, that means there's absolutely no way to do it....you say you're having trouble doing something. If you say 'I can't' that means there's no solution, you've given up, you've quit. But if you're 'having trouble' even if you may not know how to solve the problem, you know there's a way"
Words to live by.
It was interesting to read the entries by people I like and people I recognized, not so much for others.
I liked Christina Applegate's entry on not having the luxury of a negative thought.
And I liked Matthew McConaughey's remembrance of his father telling him "Look son, don't ever say you can't do something, that means there's absolutely no way to do it....you say you're having trouble doing something. If you say 'I can't' that means there's no solution, you've given up, you've quit. But if you're 'having trouble' even if you may not know how to solve the problem, you know there's a way"
Words to live by.
heidi_mcj's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent set of inspirational essays. It is an easy read that makes you feel good.
philippakmoore's review against another edition
3.0
Some real gems in here...my favourite was from author Kathryn Stockett.
nsusdorf's review against another edition
3.0
This is one of those books that is best read a chapter at a time, when needing a bit of advice. It'll definitely become a gift for graduates. It would be San interesting exercise to read with seniors and have then write their own "best advice" to incoming freshman on how to survive high school.
I would actually give this 3.5 stars, as I enjoyed the sheer vastness of advice-givers Couric reached out to. What an interesting idea for a book!
I would actually give this 3.5 stars, as I enjoyed the sheer vastness of advice-givers Couric reached out to. What an interesting idea for a book!
nicollej's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure that this is the best book to listen to on audio. I thought a lot more of the snippets of advice would be read by the authors of them but that would require recording 50+ leaders/celebrities/entrepreneurs/etc. Katie Couric does narrate her sections but this book is made up largely of anecdotes and advice from other famous members of society. I think that's where the audio falls short as it's sometimes difficult to remember whom wrote this snippet if you don't listen to the end of the "chapter". Some of the advice is extremely cliché or just ridiculous as in Tyra Banks "Smize with your Booty" section but then again, it is Tyra Banks. I ended up reading the last 30 pages of this book and wish I had read the whole thing instead of listening. It's a book to read slowly - maybe a couple sections a day but for reading/listening to it all in one sitting, I don't believe it gets the intended affect. Granted, there is some seriously inspiring sections of this book - specifically the last essay which I think makes the entire book worth it. Pick this up but read it and read it slowly.