Author: Beth Kephart
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Keywords: courage, child, one, sun, slant
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1999-10
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0688172288
ISBN-13: 9780688172282
Named a Best Book of the Year by Salon magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer, A Slant of Sun was praised for its incandescent prose about the experience of loving a child who brings tremendous frustration and incalculable rewards and for its extraordinary resonance. Like Operating Instructions and The Liars’ Club, A Slant of Sun is a contemporary classic.Nearly one in five children grow up facing a developmental or behavioral challenge, and like them, Beth Kephart’s son, Jeremy, showed early signs of being different: language eluded him, he preferred playing alone to an afternoon
Author: James Houston
Publisher: Aladdin
Keywords: courage, tale, fire, frozen
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1992-10-31
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0689716125
ISBN-13: 9780689716126
Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic.
Author: James Bradley
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Keywords: courage, story, true, flyboys
Number of Pages: 414
Published: 2003-09
List price: $28.99
ISBN-10: 0316105848
ISBN-13: 9780316105842
FLYBOYS is the true story of young American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima. Eight of these young men were captured by Japanese troops and taken prisoner. Another was rescued by an American submarine and went on to become president. The reality of what happened to the eight prisoners has remained a secret for almost 60 years. After the war, the American and Japanese governments conspired to cover up the shocking truth. Not even the families of the airmen were informed what had happened to their sons. It has remained a mystery--until now. Critics called James Bradley’s last boo
Author: Chris Wallace
Publisher: Rugged Land
Keywords: courage, presidential, profiles, character
Number of Pages: 358
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1590710541
ISBN-13: 9781590710548
Throughout American history, presidents have faced difficult choices--decisions that sometimes have had grave political and personal consequences. Will leadership prevail? Or will the office cede power to popular opinion? At these critical times, many of our presidents have chosen a path of genuine courage. They stood up for what they believed was right for the country and displayed tremendous character, which made them leaders of men.Wallace has chosen nearly twenty notable acts of presidential courage in our nation’s history, including: George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion
Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Courage Books
Keywords: classics, courage, giant, prejudice, pride
Number of Pages: 367
Published: 1999-09
List price: $8.98
ISBN-10: 0762405503
ISBN-13: 9780762405503
It’s time to rediscover the wonderful books we all cherish.Originally published anonymously in 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of the most widely read and most popular novels in the English language.The courtship between the independent Elisabeth Bennett and the handsome yet arrogant Mr. Darcy illuminates the page in this wonderful novel of comedy and manners.It’s time to rediscover the wonderful books we all cherish.Originally published anonymously in 1813, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of the most widely read and most popular novels in the English language.T
Author: Sam Hor
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffi
Keywords: confidence, meet, courage, having, days, holding
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2000-03-10
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0312254407
ISBN-13: 9780312254407
You never again need feel powerless in the face of uncertainty, awkward with strangers, or helpless in new situations. With What’s Holding You Back?, Sam Horn shows you the way to a solid sense of self-assurance that doesn’t depend on where you are or who you’re with. This is a practical, user-friendly program that is filled with techniques you can begin using immediately. In With What’s Holding You Back? you will learn how to:-Walk into a room full of strangers and turn them into friends. - Be a self-coach rather than your own worst critic, able to turn mistakes into l
Authors:Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom), George Lefebvre, Ant
Publisher: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Pre
Keywords: pray, courage
Number of Pages: 123
Published: 1997-03-01
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 0881410314
ISBN-13: 9780881410310
The discovery of prayer, man’s realtionship with God is what gives us hope and courage to pray. The subject of prayer is explored as an essential element of self-awarness.
