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If This Isn't Nice, What Is?

Advice for the Young

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If This Isn't Nice, What Is?

Written by: Kurt Vonnegut
Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins, Scott Brick
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Master storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. For each occasion, Vonnegut’s words were unfailingly unique, insightful, and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation.

As edited by Dan Wakefield, this book reads like a narrative in the unique voice that made Vonnegut a hero to readers and listeners of all ages. At times hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and deeply serious, these reflections are ideal for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their "long-delayed puberty ceremony" - marking the passage from student to full-time adult.

This book makes the perfect gift for high school or college graduates - or for parents and grandparents who remember Vonnegut fondly and want to connect with him in a new context.

©2013 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Copyright Trust (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Success

Editorial Reviews

This selection of commencement speeches from legendary author Kurt Vonnegut will prove a thoroughly comforting companion for recent graduates as they move out into the so-called real world and attempt to determine their own place within that often overwhelming realm.

Vonnegut's advice, dispensed at countless graduation ceremonies over the course of his life, is by turns moving and comical, indelibly stamped with his unique outlook on the world, and voice actors Kevin T. Collins and Scott Brick take great pains to capture his distinctive authorial tone in their performance. Vonnegut is sometimes sardonic, sometimes sarcastic, sometimes straightforward, but he is always empathetic, a fact well-reflected in Collins and Brick's thoughtful narration of this inspiring work.
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A must listen. It’s short and makes you think. Life changing! I really enjoyed it.

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A wonderful book. short yet very useful and a perfect reminder of acknowledging what's important

Love this

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I am beginning my obsession with Kurt Vonnegut. Can’t wait to go through his body of work.

Kurt Vonnegut

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I might have to listen to it 3-4 times to fully grasp it. Having said that, I do think this was a great book that surely made me wiser than I was before.

I highly recommend it

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