The World Is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live by from Activists, Writers, and Visionaries

by Isabel Wilkerson

Book Overview

Inspiring commencement speeches from Wynton Marsalis, Toni Morrison, Gloria Steinem, and others: "The perfect gift for grads-to-be" (O, The Oprah Magazine).

"The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don't listen to them," acclaimed author and award-winning journalist Anna Quindlen cautioned graduates of Grinnell College. Jazz virtuoso and educator Wynton Marsalis advised new Connecticut College alums not to worry about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620970902
• ISBN13: 9781620970904
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"