Life Isn't Fair: 300 Years of Advice from History's Most Memorable Commencements

by Harold Hill

Book Overview

The perfect graduation gift--300 years of wit and wisdom from history's greatest commencement speakers--from Booker T. Washington to Winston Churchill to Jerry Seinfeld. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399523014
• ISBN13: 9780399523014
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful compilation of witty, insightful grad. advice

"Life Isn't Fair" is a welcome surprise. I was searching for gifts for both a high school graduate and a college graduate. I was dismayed after poring through many "graduation" books which were overly sentimental, impractical and, quite frankly, boring. "Life Isn't Fair" is none of that. It's a wonderful compilation of graduation advice from a rich variety of commencement speakers. The book is thoughtfully organized by topic and, within each category, the range of opinions, ideas, concerns and humor was surprisingly diverse and entertaining. I decided this would be the right gift for my two graduating friends. (I ended up reading the entire book before I gave it away.) I definitely recommend "Life Isn't Fair" to anyone who is graduating from anywhere.