false 140560 0 0 879452 1591840864 9781591840862 3 <![CDATA[Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179140489m/879452.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179140489s/879452.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/879452.Nobodies_to_Somebodies_How_100_Great_Careers_Got_Their_Start 3.09 11 Nobodies to Somebodies is based on Han's interviews with one hundred fascinating people who figured out how to find and pursue big opportunities. They span a wide range of fields, including politics (former Senator Bill Bradley), business (Reebok CEO Paul Fireman), acting (John Lithgow), activism (Sierra Club president Larry Fahn), writing (Tom Clancy), science (Nobel Prize physicist Anthony Leggett), and the nonprofit world (Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp).

Han synthesizes fourteen big lessons that anyone can apply, including:
• Pay the rent first, conquer the world later
• Become the big fish by mastering the small pond
• Learn when to stay and when to go

Nobodies to Somebodies blends inspiring stories with the proven wisdom of one hundred somebodies who haven't forgotten what it was like to be nobody.

]]> 140560 2.93 15 3 2005 240187 1591841305 9781591841302 0 <![CDATA[Nobodies to Somebodies: How 100 Leaders in Business, Politics, Arts, Science, and Nonprofits Got Started]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173033803m/240187.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173033803s/240187.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240187.Nobodies_to_Somebodies_How_100_Leaders_in_Business_Politics_Arts_Science_and_Nonprofits_Got_Started 2.50 4 Entrepreneur and writer Peter Han became fascinated by how others found their true calling and made the journey from Nobodies to Somebodies. In search of the wisdom that comes from life experience, he interviewed 100 highly accomplished leaders in a wide range of fields about how they got their starts. Han's interviewees included everyone from actors (John Lithgow) to CEOs (Craig Sturken) to Senators (Bill Bradley) to scientists (Peter Agre) to nonprofit heads (Wendy Kopp). They shared with him the paths they traveled, the hard choices they made, and the lessons they learned along the way. Nobodies to Somebodies can help anyone who's eager to start (or restart) a deeply satisfying career. BACKCOVER: “These career stories can provide the catalyst for your own career development.”
—BookPage

“This small book offers excellent insight for [readers] who are looking for their first jobs after college or graduate school and are trying to find out what they are meant to do.”
—Booklist

“I love the idea behind this book. Successful people often want to tell their stories, and young people want to hear them!”
—Ann Richards, Former Governor of Texas

“This is a fantastic resource for all those who are seeking to lead a life with purpose, and to maximize their personal impact on the world.”
—Wendy Kopp, Founder and President, Teach for America

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