{"product_id":"the-work-wes-moore-9780812983845","title":"The Work: Searching for a Life That Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Wes Moore\u003c\/i\u003e and governor of Maryland continues his inspirational quest for a meaningful life and shares the powerful lessons--about self-discovery, service, and risk-taking--that led him to a new definition of success for our times. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is about how to make our journeys not just about surviving and succeeding, but about coming truly alive.\"--Arianna Huffington\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Work \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of how one young man traced a path through the world to find his life's purpose. Wes Moore graduated from a difficult childhood in the Bronx and Baltimore to an adult life that would find him at some of the most critical moments in our recent history: as a combat officer in Afghanistan; a White House fellow in a time of wars abroad and disasters at home; and a Wall Street banker during the financial crisis. In this insightful book, Moore shares the lessons he learned from people he met along the way--from the brave Afghan translator who taught him to find his fight, to the resilient young students in Katrina-ravaged Mississippi who showed him the true meaning of grit, to his late grandfather, who taught him to find grace in service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moore also tells the stories of other twenty-first-century change-makers who've inspired him in his search, from Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND, to Esther Benjamin, a Sri Lankan immigrant who rose to help lead the Peace Corps. What their lives--and his own misadventures and moments of illumination--reveal is that our truest work happens when we serve others, at the intersection between our gifts and our broken world. That's where we find the work that lasts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An intimate narrative about finding meaning in a volatile age, \u003ci\u003eThe Work \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire readers to see how we can each find our own path to purpose and help create a better world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wes Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081298384X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812983845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Wes Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994010550527,"sku":"9780812983845","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a1ff64a0-762e-4b8b-a6fb-b3666352e16b.jpg?v=1683327596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-work-wes-moore-9780812983845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}