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You Don't Have To Have A Dream

Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious

Tim Minchin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Publishing:7th May '26

£11.99

This title is due to be published on 7th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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You Don't Have To Have A Dream cover

‘Life will sometimes seem long and tough. And you will sometimes be happy and sometimes sad. And then you’ll be old. And then you’ll be dead. There is only one sensible thing to do with this empty existence, and that is: fill it.’

A book for the romantic-realist in all of us, You Don’t Have to Have a Dream offers Tim Minchin’s inimitable thoughts and advice on life, art, success, kindness, love, and thriving in a meaningless universe. Drawn from three of his iconic commencement addresses, and beautifully designed with specially commissioned illustrations throughout, it’s a rallying cry for creativity, critical thinking, and compassion in our daily lives.

It’s never too late to put something beautiful out into the world.

ISBN: 9781529931839

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 15mm

Weight: 200g

128 pages