NEW hardcover

Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life [Hardcover] Schmich, Mary

The 10th anniversary edition of Mary Schmichs timeless advice in a new package designed for the next generation of graduatesWhat she wrote was funny and wise and charming, so I would have been proud had the words been mineKurt Vonnegut, New York TimesWear Sunscreen, now a hit video on YouTubecom, has been seen by millions of viewersIt all began with a column titled Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young, written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997 Posted on the Web, Schmichs column quickly became an international sensation Friends emailed it to friends, the media picked up on it, and a star was born There was only one problem: Everyone thought the column was an actual commencement address given by author Kurt VonnegutEventually, Mary Schmich was correctly identified as the author AMP published her advice as a gift book in 1998 The following year, Wear Sunscreen became a hit song