The Work : My Search for a Life That Matters

from luwho

Wes is no doubt an outstanding human being, and some of the traits that makes him so are his positive, upbeat, optimistic view of the world and his ability to appreciate and find the good in most all people and situations. However, these same characteristics make for a bland read. I was hoping fo...

from BookWallah

Bland. That is what I was left feeling after reading this book. Wes Moore has had a very interesting career, and I was hoping for some inspiration from that. Instead I felt I was somehow supposed to extract the meaning from his life and somehow do the same for mine - but there was no decoder ring...

from juniperSun

This review based on an ER copy. I have not read anything else by Moore. As I begin the Intro, I can almost hear his voice declaiming, giving a rousing speech. He's caught my attention. The chapters alternate between his life and lives of other, less well-known, people who work to make a positive...

from JeaniaK

I received an early review copy of Wes Moore's The Work: My Search for a Life that Matters. Thank you LibraryThing. My main take away from this memoir is that kindness, support and friendship in key moments of our lives help that us to reach our potential, and one of our greatest avenues to a mea...

from woodsathome

If you read The Other Wes Moore, you should enjoy The Work. It begins right after college when Wes is accepted into the Rhodes Scholar program and follows him through various positions (investment banker, Army officer in Afganistan, White House Fellow). His story is interesting as a memoir and a ...