Independently Published
Courage 101: True Tales of Grit & Glory
Product Code:
9781717738677
ISBN13:
9781717738677
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New
$16.30
Courage is for everyone. It's the vigor to fight against all odds--the willpower to take one step forward in the darkness, hoping to find the light. Courage belongs to a future emperor captured by pirates. Courage gives a boy seared with full-body burns the will to live. Courage turns a wounded soldier with no hands into--a movie star. Courage inspires a barefoot teenage girl to walk out of the Amazon. Courage gives a young doctor the strength to swallow a poison, knowing it holds a cure. These are the tales you will find in Courage 101: True Tales of Grit & Glory.All are true stories of grit and glory, and all will make you smile. They will leave you awe struck. Most of all, they will leave you inspired--determined to reach within yourself to follow your heart to achieve your greatest goals. Read Courage 101, and you'll hold your head up higher. You'll use these exciting mini-biographies to entertain your friends, family, and co-workers. Here you'll find 101 short, quick-paced stories. They range from today to ancient history and from America to ancient Greece. They reveal unknown tales about legendary figures like Louis Armstrong, Caesar, and Walt Disney and legendary stories about unknown American Indians, businesswomen, explorers, and scientists.Who was the businessman who defied Manhattan's elite and built a secret subway?What Indian-hating explorer walked from Florida to California and became a friend of native peoples?Who was the forgiving black woman who convinced a KKK leader to leave the Klan? A hot-headed sailor found peace on a deserted island. Who was this real-life Robinson Crusoe?Which U.S. Founding Father kept his mentally ill wife at home--when others said to send her to an asylum?This is the book for those who want to know more about Ringo Starr, Kafka, Satchel Paige, Matisse, Washington, Mandela, Patrick Henry, Picasso, Cole Porter, Eisenhower, Buzz Aldrin, Michelangelo, and ordinary people whose courage made them great. You'll learn how brave doctors and scientists cured diabetes, smallpox, and ulcers. Find out that Babe Ruth's biggest battle wasn't at bat! You'll even learn how Tupperware became a fixture in every home!The author George M. Spencer is the Executive Editor of Dartmouth's Alumni Magazine. He earned his law degree and MBA at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and is a graduate of Duke University. He lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire.FOR MORE ON COURAGE, VISIT THE BLOG -- WWW.365COURAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM
| Author: George M. Spencer |
| Publisher: Independently published |
| Publication Date: Jul 12, 2018 |
| Number of Pages: 385 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1717738672 |
| ISBN-13: 9781717738677 |
Courage 101: True Tales of Grit & Glory
$16.30
Courage is for everyone. It's the vigor to fight against all odds--the willpower to take one step forward in the darkness, hoping to find the light. Courage belongs to a future emperor captured by pirates. Courage gives a boy seared with full-body burns the will to live. Courage turns a wounded soldier with no hands into--a movie star. Courage inspires a barefoot teenage girl to walk out of the Amazon. Courage gives a young doctor the strength to swallow a poison, knowing it holds a cure. These are the tales you will find in Courage 101: True Tales of Grit & Glory.All are true stories of grit and glory, and all will make you smile. They will leave you awe struck. Most of all, they will leave you inspired--determined to reach within yourself to follow your heart to achieve your greatest goals. Read Courage 101, and you'll hold your head up higher. You'll use these exciting mini-biographies to entertain your friends, family, and co-workers. Here you'll find 101 short, quick-paced stories. They range from today to ancient history and from America to ancient Greece. They reveal unknown tales about legendary figures like Louis Armstrong, Caesar, and Walt Disney and legendary stories about unknown American Indians, businesswomen, explorers, and scientists.Who was the businessman who defied Manhattan's elite and built a secret subway?What Indian-hating explorer walked from Florida to California and became a friend of native peoples?Who was the forgiving black woman who convinced a KKK leader to leave the Klan? A hot-headed sailor found peace on a deserted island. Who was this real-life Robinson Crusoe?Which U.S. Founding Father kept his mentally ill wife at home--when others said to send her to an asylum?This is the book for those who want to know more about Ringo Starr, Kafka, Satchel Paige, Matisse, Washington, Mandela, Patrick Henry, Picasso, Cole Porter, Eisenhower, Buzz Aldrin, Michelangelo, and ordinary people whose courage made them great. You'll learn how brave doctors and scientists cured diabetes, smallpox, and ulcers. Find out that Babe Ruth's biggest battle wasn't at bat! You'll even learn how Tupperware became a fixture in every home!The author George M. Spencer is the Executive Editor of Dartmouth's Alumni Magazine. He earned his law degree and MBA at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and is a graduate of Duke University. He lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire.FOR MORE ON COURAGE, VISIT THE BLOG -- WWW.365COURAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM
| Author: George M. Spencer |
| Publisher: Independently published |
| Publication Date: Jul 12, 2018 |
| Number of Pages: 385 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1717738672 |
| ISBN-13: 9781717738677 |
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