Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak

"A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared." -- Denver Post Love wounds the heart and soul . . . From the editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes another collection of terse true tales--this time simple sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart. Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance. Brilliant in their brevity, these insightful slivers of passion, pain, and connection capture every shade of love and loss--six words at a time.

About the author

LARRY SMITH is an adjunct associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo and a recipient of the University of Waterloo’s Distinguished Teacher Award. During his longstanding tenure, Smith has taught and counselled more than 23,000 students on the subject of their careers, representing more than 10 percent of UW’s alumni. Smith has worked with more than 500 teams of student entrepreneurs, advising them as they have created companies of significant size and success across industries as broad-reaching as communications, software, robotics, entertainment, design and real estate. Smith is also president of Essential Economics Corporation, an economic consulting practice that serves a wide range of public and private clients. “Why You Will Fail to have a Great Career,” his TEDx Talk based on his experience counselling students, has been viewed by over six million people.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Fershleiser, Smith Magazine, Larry Smith
• Assisted by: Rachel Fershleiser (Editor), Larry Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2009
• EAN: 9780061714627
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171462-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 154 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Guides > Health; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Love & Romance, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Divorce & Separation, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Dysfunctional Families, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Marriage & Long Term Relationships, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Dating, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Abuse / Child Abuse, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Military Families