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Pursuit of Happyness
Pursuit of Happyness
Author: Chris Gardner
The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Consider...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781417809455
ISBN-10: 1417809450
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Publisher: San Val
Book Type: Hardcover
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 scrapbooklady avatar reviewed Pursuit of Happyness on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
"The Pursuit of Happyness" is a great inspirational story. It's a quick, entertaining, easy read. The language is colorful and Chris's life is graphic. If you read the book after seeing the movie, you may be a bit surprised. The 2006 movie focuses mainly upon Gardner's homelessness and struggle within the world of stocks, that portion of his life, however poignant and powerful, is but a small section of the book. Overall,"The Pursuit of Happyness" is a true journey from rock bottom to success.
reviewed Pursuit of Happyness on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The book gives you much more of the story than the movie. Very interestng.
5ducksfans avatar reviewed Pursuit of Happyness on + 92 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
An amazing story about a man who refused to give up and dedicated his life to making it work for he and his son. It is amazing what a positive spirit can accomplish in life.
Caryn9802 avatar reviewed Pursuit of Happyness on + 91 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I wasn't sure where this was going halfway through, but then the pace really picked up. An excellent memoir told as a "rags-to-riches" story. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!
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Helpful Score: 1
The movie looks great, so I was hoping this would be a really engaging read, but I found it a bit boring.
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 reviewed Pursuit of Happyness on + 65 more book reviews
Great book. Glad I didn't read the book before I saw the movie. Much grittier and deeper than the movie but just as enjoyable. It's amazing what this author had to overcome to get to where he is today.
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Interesting book about Chris Gardner. Not at all like the movie. The movie starts at around page 200 of the book and was clearly embellished. The book is more about Chris's past life and how he coped with poverty. I like his style and it feels very "real" to me as far as memoirs go.
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I thought this book was decent. I was certainly routing for a devoted dad!! It was really difficult to not feel empathy for the man trying so hard and constantly being kicked while he was down. All the ingredients of a great David and Goliath tale.
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excellent true story



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