--- product_id: 7917232 title: "The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives" brand: "katie couric" price: "€ 20.61" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/7917232-the-best-advice-i-ever-got-lessons-from-extraordinary-lives store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives **Brand:** katie couric **Price:** € 20.61 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives by katie couric - **How much does it cost?** € 20.61 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/7917232-the-best-advice-i-ever-got-lessons-from-extraordinary-lives) ## Best For - katie couric enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted katie couric brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives ## Images ![The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yTUuSFG2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "MUST READ" for you, your kids, friends, family and strangers passing you in the street. *by D***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2013* Katie Couric is one of a few handfuls of humans on the planet that have had the opportunity to be exposed to some of the greatest (and worst/evil) minds and personalities of this world.This book offers snippets into the minds and thoughts of just a few hundred of these accomplished people, however, each one is like a piece of gold of knowledge without all of the fluff around it.I am a journalist (mostly about food and travel these days)and have met some pretty amazing people along the way, including Katie.With the exception of a very few, each one of these people I've met have passed pearls of knowledge onto me each time I meet one of them. Which in my much smaller universe is still significant.Comparatively, this book shows Katie's simple yet unparalleled genius and the gifts of knowledge given to her in her already amazing career by the people she has met along the way.Her understated and 'girl next door' attitude and personality disarms her interviewees to share their thoughts, ideas and wisdom which she has wonderfully passed onto us in snippet form.Because of her perceived understated and familiar personality qualities, some people overlook the full impact and magnitude of the news and information she passes onto us in this book and her shows.Reading her book I first thought..."CRAP!!!... I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK LIKE THIS"... then quickly realized, I have never met the depth or heights of the people, celebrity, world leaders and infamous she has met.C'mon! This is the lady that took Presidential running mate Sarah Palin down with one interview of subtle genius which was like giving Sarah Palin the rope to hang herself and Katie saying via just the right interview questions, "Go ahead, let's see just how quickly you can hang yourself with it"... which metaphorically Mrs. Palin proceeded to do in her 'Palin' fashion.America should be proud we have a living journalist of such ability, integrity and honesty amongst us in a sea of sellouts, sensationalists and to put it quite bluntly...morons.Uncle Walt (Walter Cronkite, Jr.) and Mr. Edward R. Murrow would both be proud.BTW...(Katie Couric is a two time recipient of 2008 and 2009 Edward R. Murrow Award and 2008 Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence)OMG... I JUST REALIZED I'M A KATIE COURIC FAN!?!Buy the book, you will never regret it.A MUST READ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Say Yes *by J***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 7, 2013* I listened to this book in the car and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, so much so that I ended up ordering the paperback version. While it might appear that the selected essays and presentations are geared mainly towards young people, there is something within the book for all ages. Anyone who's thinking of making a change but is uncertain or afraid will find encouragement and know-how from the people who have been there, done that.As a psychology instructor in a two-year college, I'm always on the lookout for class material, and this book is a virtual treasure trove. Yesterday I shared some of Jay Leno's advice on marriage as we discussed transitions in young adulthood, and today I'm going to mention Steve Martin's quote about security from E.E Cummings' "Unstructured Lectures." From saying yes to being bold, it's all in there. Working hard is there too. So is handling rejection, something that Katie Couric encountered from many times.Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou, Matt Lauer, Tyra Banks, and dozens of other successful people are included. Though some people have actually complained that Couric included only the best and the brightest, I'm wondering why anyone would want to read a collection of essays from dozens of losers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You are never too old to learn because if you did, you'd be dead! *by A***2 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 3, 2011* This book is a collection of short essays written by people who have already achieved success. Yes, the advices are nothing new, especially for adults. But I'm a firm believer in that you are never too old to learn or be reminded of your life's priorities. With today's mass media (or should I say, mass hysteria?), it's hard to keep your head straight. There are just too many noises (and too many commercials!) It was nice to turn off the TV and PC and just read. I enjoyed reading everybody's essay EXCEPT Donald Trump's, and that's because I despise the man.This book will make a wonderful graduation gift and the proceed from the sale will go directly to the Scholarship America, a foundation that helps the students afford to go to college. Thanks, Katie, well done!5/25/11 - author Kathryn Stocket's book "The Help" was rejected sixty times. She never gave up, sneaking off to hotels on the weekends to write and rewrite her novel. It paid off big time! I just saw a commercial showing that her book was made into a movie! 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