Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself. Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the...

"Gardner is encouraging us all to start where we are and dare to make our lives bigger and stronger, more satisfactory, and better. Chris Gardner is a knockout!" -Maya Angelou  Chris Gardner's astonishing memoir-the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, The Pursuit of Happyness, which inspired the film of the same name starring Will Smith-served as a shining beacon of hope for countless people. In Start Where You Are, "a book that teaches you...