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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.
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Chris Gardner is the Chief Executive of Gardner Rich & Company, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker, Gardner is committed to many organizations—particularly those related to education—and was recently the recipient of the “Father of the Year Award” from the National Fatherhood Initiative. A Milwaukee native, Gardner has two children and resides in Chicago and New York.
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Publisher : Amistad; Film tie-in edition (October 24, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0060744871
ISBN-13 : 978-0060744878
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Avery
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this book!Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
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An amazing inspirational story. If you’re like me and found this book after seeing the movie do not hesitate to buy this book! The movie, while it is one of my all time favorites, does not hold a candle to the inspiration that I gained from this book! 10/10 recommend.
I was even lucky enough to get a signed copy!
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Lamborghini Gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book! And he got that Ferrari, and another! Feel good story. Loved it.Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019
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I really enjoyed this book, minus the GD part! You felt like you were following along with Chris, as he struggled in his life. In reading this book, what all he went through, played out in my minds eye. I could see it all.
I was really hoping he'd mention if he ever did get a Ferrari and finally, towards the end of the book, he did say he got a red one, and then a black one.
I was so happy for him, once he started sharing how he was finally succeeding and then doing very well, financially. He certainly deserved it!
I saw the movie, years ago, which was wonderful. Will Smith and his son, did a great job portraying Chris and his son. This book was fantastic and I would highly recommend it.
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B. L. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars More Realistic Story than The MovieReviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022
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I absolutely love the movie , but the book tells the actual story and is in the proper sequence of events. Very touching story, and I would recommend this for any single father going through a rough patch .
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Keith Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Pursuit of HappynessReviewed in the United States on December 27, 2006
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I saw the movie twice before I read the book. It took me all of 3 day to read it! It's a fascinating tale of a single-parent black male aspiring to become a renowned stock broker on Wall Street. Along the way, he encounters bigotry, homelessness, physical and mental abuse, and a plethora of other obstacles. The book is an entirely converse version of the movie starring Will Smith and his son Jayden. If you want the real story, take several days to read this enthralling story. Especially gripping was how Gardner recounts in graphic detail how he was raped by another black man when he was in his early teens. Gardner also intersperses elements of hilarity throughout this tale too like the time he and his wife were at the beach when another women walked by and his hormones arrested his better judgment. If you like rags-to-riches stories please purchase this book. Not only does Gardner's story resonate with us "PSD" black males, it will appeal to everyone. After all this is a story not about black and white but GREEN!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pursuit of HappynessReviewed in the United States on March 21, 2007
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My book group read this book and then we'll see the DVD. I haven't seen the DVD yet.
I thought the book was inspiring.
I also thought it was a tribute to the power of a boy learning to read. His mother told him, " a library is a dangerous place." Mr. Gardner could not have achieved the success that he did had he not been able to read clearly and learn.
I don't know if my children will have as much inspiration from me as he did from his mother. I can only hope so. I found it to be a little bit like the book "Hope in things unseen."
Overall I enjoyed the book and think that Mr. Garnder's story is one that should inspire others. Stock brokers aren't usually held up as success stories, but your chances are a heck of a lot better than being a pro sports player or musician, so it's good to have some business-oriented role models.
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gerald b. parker
5.0 out of 5 stars The book was inspiring and very interesting.Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022
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The book was so inspiring, exciting, and interesting that I finished reading it in just two days!
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Jai
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2007
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This was our Book Club selection for the month of February and after reading some of the reviews here I was worried I would not enjoy it. That is so far from the real experience! The book is an easy read and insightful. While this story is written by Chris Gardner - the man - It definitely chronicles his journey through a child's eye. It gives an honest, forthright perspective on the challenges he faced growing up in homes where most of the people who cared for him truly loved him but could not always give him the stability he needed. No matter what, his Mom has always been larger than life to him... his stepfather a big, angry bully. Lots of emotion as we travel his journey. Motivating in that it makes you feel if you have the desire, faith, patience, you can overcome and even grow through your trials.
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lily
4.0 out of 5 stars Nobody is perfect...Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2007
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This book gives a much more human picture of Gardner than the movie - not to spoil it for future readers, I just want to say that apart from the big story line, the movie missed many events that was described in the book that could have painted Gardner in a more negative light. The movie has also jumbled many events to make his life more dramatic (not that it isn't...) to make for a better movie. It is a good companion to the movie, though I am not sure if I would have liked his personality as much had I not seen the movie first. I would recommend it for curiosity's sake... it was why I read it in the first place! The writing is not bad - it is as if the author is sitting right across talking to you about his life. It was an easy read.
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Miss Rosy-May Abrams
5.0 out of 5 stars "Leaves you with a smile on your face and a tear in your eye..."Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2015
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Why I bought it:
I bought this book because I had seen the movie version, starring Will Smith and a friend told me about the book version. The movie is fantastic (worth watching if you haven't seen it) as it is emotional, uplifting and hopeful. Will Smith gave Chris Gardner, the main character and Author of this book a lot of justice in the character he portrayed. I am also a keen reader of 'true life' books.
The book itself:
Well, it's as good, if not better than the movie! Depends which you prefer to do, I guess! During the book, I laughed, I cried, I was shocked, I felt angry and I also felt happy and hopeful; there aren't many books that make you feel so bi-polar (I mean that in the most un-derogatory sense possible), but in a good way! The book starts with Chris, the main person/author, as a young boy living in the "ghetto" with his mum and siblings and explains what his life is like and what he dreams of becoming and doing with his life. If you've seen the film, you'll know that it shows more of his adulthood than childhood within the movie, whereas the book talks a lot more about his childhood and what life is like for him, his mum and his siblings (without 'giving it away' it's tough). The book made me read and say to myself "wow, I didn't know that about him" or "oh my god, I saw that in the movie!". The way it is written, it gives you good image and detail in your head, that you don't have to have watched the movie to read the book. He includes photos in one section about half way through which is really nice because you get to see the people he's been talking about; put a face to the character you grow fond of, or the one that you think is a bit of a c**t (to be blunt). The book follows him, with all of his ups and downs (a lot of downs) to adulthood where he has a son, called Chris Junior, is born, marriage and to how he builds his life up from having nothing to definitely having something. It's truly inspiring for someone who has come from a background of not having a lot. The books leaves you with a smile on your face and a tear in your eye. He had some quotes and a poem in the book that has stayed with me for a while.
Overall, the book is definitely worth a read, I have passed this book around in my friend circle, as well as family, and they have all said similar, or the same, as me. Many of my friends hadn't seen the movie either, but they rushed to see it once they had read this book! The book gives the reader so much more respect and admiration for Chris Gardner after, or even before, watching the movie as it covers a lot of what the movie doesn't. Highly recommend it. The seller was also quick, efficient delivery. Can't fault it.
I hope this helps, happy reading :)
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jessies mum
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed, if that's the right word in the circumstancesReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2016
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I bought this book after watching the Will Smith film version. I was very moved by the film and could relate to some of the story personally which made it very emotional for me. I really enjoyed, if that's the right word in the circumstances, the film, although if you've been there it's more real and believable. Obviously the film's based on this version of the book so when I do find myself reading it the tissues will be at the ready.
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yuwa4life
4.0 out of 5 stars Very inspiringReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2022
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I gave it 4 over 5 because of some of th3 languages use. But overall very good read ,inspiring and motivating life journey
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Jillyg
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2017
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This man definitely loves himself. The book was fairly interesting, but too long and although you have to admire Chris Gardner for what he has achieved he doesn't come across that well and the book drags in parts. Readable, but I had to persevere.
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Mrs. A. Stuart
5.0 out of 5 stars Seen the film and read the book!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2010
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I had seen the film for the first time and was really moved by it so when I saw there was a book about the actual guy and his life I just had to get it. I realised that the film would have taken a few liberties but the main events were there and it was a really good read. What an amazing person to have overcome what he did and get as far as he did, it made me feel quite humble.
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The Pursuit of Happyness
Chris Gardner
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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.
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Christopher Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, Gardner is an avid motivational and aspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles. Gardner is also a passionate philanthropist whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations.
The amazing story of Gardner’s life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, (Amistad/Harper Collins) in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller. In paperback, the book spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into fourteen languages. Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006. The movie is the #2 all-time domestic grossing drama. Will Smith starred as Gardner and received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his performance. Gardner was an associate producer on the film.
Gardner’s second book, Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be will be published on May 12, 2009.
Born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Christopher Paul Gardner’s childhood was marked by poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, sexual abuse and family illiteracy. Gardner published his autobiography out of a desire to shed light on these universal issues and show they do not have to define you. Gardner never knew his father, and lived with his beloved mother, Bettye Jean Triplett (nee Gardner), when not in foster homes. Gardner is indebted to Bettye Jean for his success as she provided him with strong “spiritual genetics” and taught him that in spite of where he came from, he could chart another path and attain whatever goals he set for himself.
Gardner joined the Navy out of high school and then moved to San Francisco where he worked as a medical research associate and for a scientific medical supply distributor. In 1981, as a new father to son Christopher Gardner Jr., he was determined to find a career that would be both lucrative and fulfilling. Fascinated by finance, but without connections, an MBA or even a college degree, Gardner applied for training programs at brokerages, willing to live on next to nothing while he learned a new trade. Chris Jr.‘s mother left and Gardner, despite his circumstances, fought to keep his son because, as he says, “I made up my mind as a young kid that when I had children they were going to know who their father is, and that he isn’t going anywhere.”
Gardner earned a spot in the Dean Witter Reynolds training program but became homeless when he could not make ends meet on his meager trainee salary. Today, Gardner is involved with homelessness initiatives assisting families to stay intact, and assisting homeless men and women who are employed but still cannot get by. It is estimated that 12% of the homeless population in the United States is employed; in some communities that estimate is as high as 30%.
Gardner worked at Bear Stearns & Co from 1983-1987 where he became a top earner. In 1987 he founded the brokerage firm Gardner Rich in Chicago from his home with just $10,000. Gardner Rich LLC is an institutional brokerage firm specializing in the execution of debt, equity and derivative products transactions for some of the nations largest institutions, public pension plans and unions.
Dedicated to improving the well-being of children through positive paternal involvement, Gardner is a board member of the National Fatherhood Initiative, and received the group’s Father of the Year Award in 2002. He serves on the board of the National Education Foundation and sponsors two annual awards: the National Education Association’s National Educational Support Personnel Award and the American Federation of Teachers’ Paraprofessio
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There are only very few instances where the movie is as good as the book. In my opinion, this is one among them. Milwaukee native Chris Gardner had to face some of the most formidable hurdles in life to become a successful person. The author vividly delineates it in this book. Chris Gardner’s autobiography is considered one of the most inspiring autobiographies ever written. This is one of the few instances where I recommend you both the book and the movie. I am sharing a few of the poignant moments from the film here.
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I liked the story, but the writing left something to be desired, I think... and (don't hate me) there were aspects of Gardner's personality that came out in his book that made him a little bit less of a likeable character for me. Not that I didn't respect what he did or how he helped himself and his son... he just came across such that his personality rubbed me the wrong way a few times... Anyone else who can back me up on that?
I still haven't seen the movie. Maybe I should.
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Chris Gardners ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ is surprisingly not your usual feel-good, decent, role-model kind of a book. It is a book that is brutally honest, bad and bloodied in its language and breathtakingly realistic in its approach.
For those of you who have seen the movie with the same name starring Wills Smith, well let me be clear - what you saw was in the cinema or DVD is hardly a fraction of what you will read in this book. What I realized after reading the book was, the storyline in the movie had been formatted to suit a pop-corn eating, coke-drinking, entertainment-seeking, low-attention span, typical Hollywood movie-ending type audience.
This book brought forth not just the hardcore, hideous and horribly unforgivable past that Chris went through, in fact he shocked me at many instances by being upfront about the abuse his step-father gave him, the incident of being raped by a neighbor, his lust for women, sexual moments which were, if not detailed at least graphically blurted out and the grave mistakes he made in his life.
When I put the book down, I asked myself, why would such a public figure do that? Isn’t it risky to do so? He could have portrayed himself as a saint. A perfect guy. A great role-model. He could have kept hidden the deep, dark and diabolical aspects of his life. And no one would have even doubted him. Then why did he open up so much?
I feel in his quest of confessing everything including his weakness, he achieved our love and respect for his greatness.
What made him stand out in my eyes was that he was not afraid to show the side that made him human; even to the point of his honesty making him a target for being hated. And his courage to be sincere and honest, earned him the crown of respect.
Personally, I felt the raw power of truth leap out of this book.
Though the book contains strong language of sex and violence, I felt this was a very welcoming change compared to all the white-wash we get nowadays. And the underlining message was very clear – Life isn’t all that perfect. We are not perfect. And our lives will never be perfect. But yes, in the end we need to find what makes us and keeps us happy.
Overall a beautiful, honest, brutal and captivating book that shows you the incredible power and resilience one man possessed against unbelievable odds.
I rate this book a definite 8+ out of 10.
A must read.
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I enjoyed this movie and so I checked out the book. The first half tells of his life growing up. It was not a happy life. Some of the scenes are quite graphic and there is lots of foul language. I hoped part two would be less so, but it was even worse. Really, it should be the pursuit of a carnal, sensual and develish happiness...not what I truly define as happiness. (Lots of women, drugs, and behavior that I believe should not be emulated.) If I could recommend any of it, it would only be the last 50 pages, but then it would be better to just watch the movie. I applaud Chris Gardner for overcoming much, especially for being determined to be a father, despite growing up knowing he was abandoned by his biological father and abused and not wanted by his step father. He recognized he could acheive anything, no matter what others thought about him, his color, or his background. That is a valuable lesson to all. However, I did not find this to be quite the success story the world would see it as. Although he becomes quite wealthy, his life seems to lack many of the values and characteristics that I find that lead to true happiness.
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I rushed to read this before seeing the movie. Surprisingly, I preferred the movie. While I was deeply moved by Gardner's life and accomplishments, a great writer he is not. I had recently read the Glass Castle (MASTERFULLY TOLD) and this did not measure up. Unfortunately, the childhood accounts are all told not from a child's perspective, but with the adult Chris's notions inserted regularly. We all know a five year old wouldn't be making the observations and conclusions that the narrative voice is making, and his insertions got in my way. I wanted him to let me connect the dots for myself. Narrative writing 101: show, don't tell. That said, though I was often frustrated by this early on, as he aged it bothered me less, and I was compelled to read through because the story IS quite remarkable. DO note that the movie ends up being a VERY small part in the life of this man. If the movie intrigues you at all, I wouldn't tell you not to read the book. But stick with it in the beginning, and don't be waiting for long descriptions of carrying heavy portable x-ray machines all around San Francisco. It's not there.
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An interesting story of the highs and lows of life. It definitely opened my eye that no matter what you go through in life, you can achieve great things. Very inspirational true story!
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I was very very disappointed by this book. I loved the movie, and I have seen Chris Gardner on a number of TV appearances, and have been very impressed with his story.
Unfortunately this book was trash both in language and subject matter.
The language was incredibly course and made it very difficult to wade through. In the beginning, it was tolerable because he was telling the story of his childhood, and those were real words that someone spoke to him. So although it was difficult to stomach, I could accept it because he's painting a picture of his mistreatment. But as the story progresses, the language only gets worse. And now it's not him repeating what someone said to him -or even him repeating his own words from a previous conversation. It's just his narrative. As he is speaking in the present, he is still using such vulgar language. It is very incongruent with a person of his stature.
As far as content goes, his story of struggle and triumph would have been great if it hadn't been drenched in the details of his sexual exploits. The stories he tells are nothing short of pornographic, and they had no place in this book at all. Gardner recounts every erection he's had since he was ten. It is ridiculous, and again not in line with the kind of person we are let to believe he his. I don't know how someone can be this successful in business when he obviously has no self control in his sex life. And not only does he have no self control, but he seems to revel in it. He flaunts it (along with his history of drug use) with little to no apology at all. As with the language, I was prepared to forgive it at first. He tells of being raped as a thirteen year old boy, and while I think his telling of that tragedy is more graphic than is necessary, I can excuse it because it is his story of what was done to him. But as the book goes on, he continues to give a play by play of his sex life that is crude and totally unnecessary for the content of the story.
For this reason, I cannot recommend this book to anyone. The movie was good. His story is great. But the book is filth.
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