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when Dolly Parton told her high-school

classmates that she planned to go to

Nashville and become a star, the whole

class burst into laughter. In her book Dream More,

Dolly Parton explains the principles behind her success

and describes how she became one of the best-selling

recording artists of all time.

Ive never lost my faith, and I never lost momentum,

I never got off-track. I never turned loose from my

dream. And Im still holding onto it as tight as I can.

Based on the hugely popular commencement speech

Dolly Parton gave at the University of Tennessee that

became a sensation, Dream More is a deeper and richer

exploration of the personal philosophy she has forged

over the course of her astonishing career as a singer,

songwriter, performer, and philanthropist.

Parton is one of worlds true superstars and in Dream

More she recounts her deeply held philosophy of life

and shares her heartfelt hopes for everyone. Based in

part on the hugely popular commencement speech

Dolly gave at the University of Tennessee in 2009 Dream

More expands greatly on the themes of that speech to

dream more, learn more, care more, and be more.

The book is an exploration of the personal and

spiritual philosophy she has lived by over the course of

her extraordinary career. It is a funny, poignant and

uplifting anthem for people who want to take charge

of their lives and forge a future on their own terms.

Dolly said, I know that Ive learned some things in

my life that are important to me, and I think maybe

they might be good ideas to pass along to you. Not as

advice, but as information that I have found has helped

me over the years. Enough to share, and a little to

spare.

Commenting further, Dolly said, If youre lucky, your

dreams will never die, you may not always achieve

them, but if you always have dreams and reach for

them, youll never be a failure. I still have dreams of

what I want to do next.

Parton has always been a dreamer. As a girl in

Tennessee she stood on her porch, turned a tin can on

a tobacco stick into her microphone, imagined herself

dressed in a sequined frock, and sang with all her might

to the chickens in the yard as though they were her

biggest fans. She held on to that dream of singing on

stage to thousands and it carried her from

the foothills of the Smoky Mountains to the

the entertainment world.

One of Partons biggest dreams was alw

back to her hometown in Sevier County, Te

addition to opening Dollywood, her own aw

theme park, she also began the Dollywood

to inspire children in her home community

dation currently provides the Dolly Parton I

Library to promote early literacy. According

the key to learning more is being inspired to

The Imagination Library, through its partn

local sponsors, gives every registered presc

book per month from the time he or she is

the child reaches kindergarten. Penguin Gr

has been the exclusive provider to the pro

2001 and the program has distributed mor

million books since then.

Through the Imagination Library Dolly aim

a lifelong love of learning and to inspire all

dream more, learn more, care more and be

now with the publication of Partons new b o

share her singular and inspiring message wi

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