An instant New York Times bestseller!
"If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness."
Based on bestselling author Brad Meltzer's viral commencement speech for his son's graduating class at the University of Michigan, Make Magic is the little book of hope for anyone who has ever wished for more. More authenticity. More empathy. More gratitude. A more fulfilling life.
With charming, thoughtful insights from his remarkable life and career, Meltzer uses magic as allegory, sharing the secret that there are only four types of magic tricks:
1) you make something appear,
2) you make something disappear,
3) you make two things switch places, and
4) you turn one thing into something else--the hardest trick of all, transformation.
Embracing each of these easy-to-follow tricks--and unleashing your kindness and empathy--will inspire you to craft a life filled with wonder and awe.
Make Magic is an uplifting message from one of today's most inspiring voices.
Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod and twelve other bestselling thrillers. He also writes nonfiction books like The JFK Conspiracy, and the Ordinary People Change the World kids book series.
Brad is also the host of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag with his show, Brad Meltzer's Lost History.
"What a beautiful message this is, not only to the graduating class of 2024, but to all of us. To choose empathy and kindness and compassion. To choose to rise above the noise. To choose love and understanding." -- Maria Shriver
"A message we all need to hear." -- Katie Couric