The world is waiting for you: graduation speeches to live by from activists, writers, and visionaries
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New York : The New Press, 2015.
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Book
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208 pages ; 20 cm
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"With more than a dozen contemporary graduation speeches that dissect the world as it is and imagine what it could be, [this book] brings forth the courageous people who've dared to transform the podium into a pulpit for championing peace, justice, protest, and a better world"--
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English
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9781620970904, 1620970902
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"With more than a dozen contemporary graduation speeches that dissect the world as it is and imagine what it could be, [this book] brings forth the courageous people who've dared to transform the podium into a pulpit for championing peace, justice, protest, and a better world"--,Provided by publisher.
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Grove, T., & Ostrer, I. (2015). The world is waiting for you: graduation speeches to live by from activists, writers, and visionaries. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Grove, Tara and Isabel, Ostrer. 2015. The World Is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live By From Activists, Writers, and Visionaries. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Grove, Tara and Isabel, Ostrer, The World Is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live By From Activists, Writers, and Visionaries. The New Press, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Grove, Tara, and Isabel Ostrer. The World Is Waiting for You: Graduation Speeches to Live By From Activists, Writers, and Visionaries. The New Press, 2015.
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