10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393074314)

The antidote to those cotton-candy platitudes that are all too familiar to anyone who's ever worn a mortarboard, Wheelan's 101 head-turning aphorisms--backed up by a PhD in public policy and extensive social science research--set the record straight. Readers everywhere agreed, turning a Dartmouth Class Day speech that had gone viral into a best-selling book.

Whether praising the time "wasted" in fraternity basements; mentioning that, frankly, the worst days of your life still lie ahead; or simply asking that graduates avoid wreaking the kind of havoc that others before them have, Wheelan softens his candid conclusions with good-natured charm and tales of unconventional success. With cartoons sprinkled throughout to keep things light, this volume makes a perfect gift for graduates of all ages.

Author: Charles Wheelan
ISBN-10: 0393074315
ISBN-13: 9780393074314
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 05/22/2012
Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 52