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Chris Gardner

    Christopher Gardner crafts narratives of the indomitable human spirit and the power of determination to overcome adversity. His work centers on themes of conquering obstacles, breaking cycles of hardship, and forging one's own path to success. Gardner's storytelling inspires readers to persevere through life's challenges and strive for their aspirations. His writing emphasizes the significance of positive paternal involvement and philanthropy.

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    The Pursuit of Happyness
    • 2022

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      Wild Edens
    • 2021

      "Chris Gardner, popular speaker and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir and major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness presents, in the tradition of The Last Lecture and The Alchemist, a powerful book on dreaming your way to the next level of your life"--

      Permission to Dream
    • 2006

      The Pursuit of Happyness

      • 302 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.2(23348)Add rating

      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. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. Motivated by the promise he made to himself as a fatherless child to never abandon his own children, the two spent almost a year moving among shelters, "HO-tels," soup lines, and even sleeping in the public restroom of a subway station.Never giving in to despair, Gardner made an astonishing transformation from being part of the city's invisible poor to being a powerful player in its financial district.More than a memoir of Gardner's financial success, this is the story of a man who breaks his own family's cycle of men abandoning their children. Mythic, triumphant, and unstintingly honest, The Pursuit of Happyness conjures heroes like Horatio Alger and Antwone Fisher, and appeals to the very essence of the American Dream.

      The Pursuit of Happyness