Product Description: Quotations from some of America's most courageous voices are presented with stunning original artwork and additional text to explain the significance of the quote. The book includes speakers such as Thomas Jefferson, Rachel Carson, Sitting Bull, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, and Barack Obama...read more

Product Description: What is it like to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain? To survive a shark attack? To fly with the US Air Force Thunderbirds? To find out, Jeff Belanger conducted interviews with twelve ordinary people who just happened to do extraordinary things-and then turned the interviews into adrenaline-packed, thrilling stories told in the first-person voices of the interviewees...read more

Product Description: Lately, troubled teens have been dominating the headlines. But there are other stories that deserve the spotlight--stories about the many teenagers who have dedicated themselves to important, socially useful volunteer work and who will lead their generation toward a more hopeful tomorrow...read more

Product Description: Be Brave! Celebrate and Eat Chocolate! Every woman knows that courage isn't just something you find in a crisis, it's something you tap into every day of your life. In this triumphant salute to mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and colleagues, these 77 true-life stories celebrate women at their best -- willing to take risks, stand up for family and friends, find the love they need, claim their true spirit, laugh at their own foibles, and celebrate someone else's success...read more

Product Description: Be Brave! Celebrate and Eat Chocolate! Every woman knows that courage isn't just something you find in a crisis, it's something you tap into every day of your life. In this triumphant salute to mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, and colleagues, these 77 true-life stories celebrate women at their best -- willing to take risks, stand up for family and friends, find the love they need, claim their true spirit, laugh at their own foibles, and celebrate someone else's success...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Offers stories of personal triumph in a collection of tales from people who have made a difference (view table of contents)

Thirty young people tell their stories of overcoming hardship to become volunteers in this inspiring look at a national trend among teenagers.

People who have overcome hardships share their stories about how they have turned their misfortunes into support for other people in need.