{"product_id":"9780795348648","title":"If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Like his literary ancestor Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut’s crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—A.O. Scott in The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. For each occasion, Vonnegut's words were unfailingly unique, insightful, and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis expanded second edition includes more than sixty pages of further thoughts from Kurt (whose good advice wasn’t limited to graduation speeches).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs edited by Dan Wakefield, this book reads like a narrative in the unique voice that made Vonnegut a hero to readers of all ages. At times hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and deeply serious, these reflections are ideal for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their “long-delayed puberty ceremony”—marking the passage from student to full-time adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes the perfect gift for people on the precipice of change\/growth—from high school students to college graduates—or for anyone who will appreciate Vonnegut’s playful, profound wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RosettaBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109099290864,"sku":"9780795348648","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780795348648_p0.jpg?v=1763667925","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780795348648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}