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Jeffrey Zaslow

Born

October 06, 1958

Died

February 10, 2012

Website

http://www.jeffzaslow.com

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Through his Wall Street Journal column and bestselling books, Jeffrey Zaslow has told the stories of some of the most inspirational people of our time.

The Last Lecture, written with Randy Pausch, has been translated into 48 languages, and was #1 on best-seller lists worldwide. Five million copies have been sold in English alone, and the book has remained on The New York Times best-seller list for more than 112 weeks.

In 2011, Jeff collaborated with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, veteran astronaut Mark Kelly, on their memoir, GABBY: A Story of Courage and Hope. The book was launched with a cover story in People magazine, and an hour-long ABC TV special hosted by Diane Sawyer. GABBY debuted near the top of the New York Times bestsell ...more

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Jeffrey Zaslow's Blog: Girls From Ames

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GIRLS FROM AMES

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From the coauthor of The Last Lecture comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring true story of eleven girls and the ten women they became.

Karla, Kelly, Marilyn, Jane, Jenny.

Karen, Cathy, Angela, Sally, Diana.

Sheila.

Meet the Ames Girls: eleven childhood friends who formed a special bond growing up in Ames, Iowa. As young w Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.23 · 388,194 ratings · 24,965 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship 3.38 avg rating — 12,525 ratings — published 2009 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic Room: A Story About the Love We Wish for Our Daughters 3.65 avg rating — 1,937 ratings — published 2011 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sully: My Search for What Really Matters by Jeffrey Zaslow (Narrator), Jeffrey Zaslow 3.90 avg rating — 93 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girls from Ames 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tell Me All About It: A Personal Look at the Advice Business by "the Man Who Replaced Ann Landers" 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Talk of Fame it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O momento mágico it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Take It from Us: Advice from 262 Celebrities on Everything That Matters-To Them and to You 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lucky One + a Foreign Affair + Envy the Night + the Last Lecture 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

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“Here's what we'll do. We're going to keep you at the end of our fishing line. And if you ever need anything, you just give a little tug and we'll reel you back in.”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

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“I quote my father to people almost every day. Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable”
― Jeffrey Zaslow, The Last Lecture

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