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If This Isn't Nice What Is? (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By

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If This Isn't Nice What Is? (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By

â€œLike his literary ancestor Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegutâ€™s crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted.â€
â€”A.O. Scott in The New York Times Book Review

Master storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. For each occasion, Vonnegut's words were unfailingly unique, insightful, and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation.

This expanded second edition includes more than sixty pages of further thoughts from Kurt (whose good advice wasnâ€™t limited to graduation speeches).

As edited by Dan Wakefield, this book reads like a narrative in the unique voice that made Vonnegut a hero to readers of all ages. At times hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and deeply serious, these reflections are ideal for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their â€œlong-delayed puberty ceremonyâ€â€”marking the passage from student to full-time adult.

This book makes the perfect gift for people on the precipice of change/growthâ€”from high school students to college graduatesâ€”or for anyone who will appreciate Vonnegutâ€™s playful, profound wisdom.

Country	USA
Author	Kurt Vonnegut
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780795348655
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	RosettaBooks
Manufacturer	RosettaBooks
NumberOfPages	134
PublicationDate	2016-04-05
Publisher	RosettaBooks
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05
Studio	RosettaBooks

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