The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner Paperback Book

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Author: Chris Gardner

Narrator: Andre Blake

Format: Abridged-CD, Paperback

Publisher: Harperaudio

Published: Jun 2006

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General

Retail Price: $29.95

Discs: 5

Synopsis

In a candid, intensely personal memoir, a successful entrepreneur traces his journey from growing up with an abusive stepfather, to life on the streets as a homeless man with a small toddler in tow, to his triumphant battle to the top as a self-made millionaire. Simultaneous.

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