{"product_id":"9780812982589","title":"The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • The perfect book for anyone who wants to see how today’s best and brightest got it right, got it wrong, and came out on top.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell? What unscripted event made Meryl Streep who she is? 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Michael Bloomberg: “Eighty percent of success is showing up . . . early.”\u003cbr\u003e• Eric Stonestreet: “Remember that the old lady who’s taking forever in line is someone’s grandma.”\u003cbr\u003e• Joyce Carol Oates: “Read widely—what you want to read, and not what someone suggests that you should read.”\u003cbr\u003e• Jimmy Kimmel: “When in doubt, order the hamburger.”\u003cbr\u003e• Apolo Ohno: “It’s not about the forty seconds; it’s about the four years, the time it took to get there.”\u003cbr\u003e• Madeleine K. Albright: “Never play hide-and-seek with the truth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003ci\u003eCBS Evening News\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show for a new adventure at CBS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelightful, empowering, and moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Advice I Ever Got\u003c\/i\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007867502832,"sku":"9780812982589","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812982589_p0.jpg?v=1763742551","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812982589","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}