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Description: Second Act by Henry Oliver It is never too late to change your life. This fiercely intelligent overview of late-onset success will inspire you to reinvent yourself and live the life you deserve. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Henry Oliver is a rare talent: smart, funny and insightful. SECOND ACT showcases his wide reading, deep understanding and playful prose style. Read this book to discover why its never too late for a second act in your own life."HELEN LEWIS, author of Difficult Women Have you ever dreamed that you might be far more successful than you are today? Our society tells us over and over that if were going to achieve anything, wed better do it while were young. But whether youre at the start of your career, sensing youre on the wrong path, or feeling unsettled later in life, youre likely wondering just how to reinvent yourself? Have you left it too late?This book has answers. Late bloomers - individuals who experience significant success later in life - offer lessons for people who feel frustrated. This book encourages people to think about themselves as potential late bloomers and to discover and encourage and advocate for late blooming in others. After all, its never too late to discover our hidden talents and our accomplish our goals - the road to success is never as straightforward as we are lead to believe. Julia Child didnt discover that she loved to cook until she was thirty-seven. Vera Wang started her design business at forty. And Michelangelo painted The Last Judgment in his sixties. This inspiring, passionate book combines wonderful storytellingwith fascinating new research, to shift expectations around our life trajectories. Youll discover a range of blueprints for self-reinvention, pairing the newest insights from psychology and neuroscience with late bloomers remarkable life stories, from Penelope Fitzgerald to Samuel Johnson, from Frank Lloyd-Wright to Malcolm X. Author Biography Henry Oliver studied English at the University of Oxford, Law at BPP College, and Biography at the University of Buckingham. After a period as a Parliamentary researcher, he spent a decade as a global brand researcher and consultant in talent attraction. He consulted widely with all kinds of organisations, from tech start-ups and specialist auditors to FTSE 100 retailers and Fortune 500 banks. His clients were senior executives in HR, talent attraction, and marketing. In 2022 he was awarded an Emergent Ventures grant by the prominent economist and thinker Tyler Cowen to fund a book about late bloomers and talent. His blog, The Common Reader, has five thousand subscribers and was named by Helen Lewis as one of her favourite Substacks. Review When we feel defined by the past we can struggle to see a different future. With its mix of compelling stories and persuasive evidence, Second Act will make you realise that, far from being done, you havent even got started yet. -- Ian Leslie, author of Born Liars and CuriousSuccess and failure are often seen as all too reliant on time. Work for long enough and youll get there, or be precocious early on and youll do great. This is not just untrue, it maligns the human condition. Henrys book is a brilliant ode to the infinite variety of human experience. Using stories from those who have done this before, he shows past is not prologue, future is in fact unwritten, and achieving excellence is not age dependent! -- Rohit Krishnan, investorHenry Oliver is a rare talent: smart, funny and insightful. SECOND ACT showcases his wide reading, deep understanding and playful prose style. Read this book to discover why its never too late for a second act in your own life. -- Helen Lewis, author of Difficult WomenThis fascinating well-researched book sparks insights into how talent blooms across all ages and disciplines drawing on lives across politics, culture, business and arts. So absorbed, I read it a single sitting. -- Ben Yeoh, investor and host of Ben Yeoh Chats Details ISBN1399813315 Author Henry Oliver Publisher John Murray Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781399813310 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-05-09 Imprint John Murray One Subtitle What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General UK Release Date 2024-05-09 Pages 368 AU Release Date 2024-08-12 NZ Release Date 2024-08-12 DEWEY 650.14 ISBN-10 1399813315 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159967494;

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