The Pursuit of Happyness

Informationen zum Autor Chris Gardner is the Chief Executive of Gardner Rich & Company, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker, Gardner is committed to many organizations—particularly those related to education—and was recently the recipient of the “Father of the Year Award” from the National Fatherhood Initiative. A Milwaukee native, Gardner has two children and resides in Chicago and New York. Zusammenfassung In this astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga, twenty-year-old Milwaukee native Chris Gardner arrives in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprises everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner has he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm, than Gardner is entangled in incredibly challenging circumstances leaving him and his toddler son homeless on the mean streets of San Francisco, never guessing that he would one day become a crown prince of Wall Street. Mythic, triumphant, and unstintingly honest, The Pursuit of Happyness appeals to the very essence of the American Dream.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Chris Gardner, Chris/ Troupe Gardner
• Edition: William Morrow
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 19.09.2006
• EAN: 9780061120671
• ISBN: 978-0-06-112067-1
• Pages: 456
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; HUMOR: Form / Essays, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: MEMOIR AMERICAN VOICES, COMPOSITION & WRITING: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Success, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: SOCIAL SCIENCE, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies