The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric
Random House Publishing Group
<p><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br>  <br> In this inspiring book, Katie Couric distills the ingenious, hard-won  insights of such leaders and visionaries as Maya Angelou, Jimmy Carter,  Michael J. Fox, and Ken Burns, who offer advice about life, success, and  happiness--how to take chances, follow one's passions, overcome  adversity and inertia, commit to something greater than ourselves, and  more. Along the way, Katie Couric reflects on her own life, and on the  shared wisdom, and occasional missteps, that have guided her from her  early days as a desk assistant at ABC to her groundbreaking work as a  broadcast journalist. Moving and empowering, <i>The Best Advice I Ever Got</i> is for all of us, young or old, who want to hear from some of today's  best and brightest about how they got it right, got it wrong, and came  out on top--so we can too.<br><br>Now with additional contributors!</br></br></br></br></p>