Fear and Courage: True Stories That Reveal the Depths of the Human Experience (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)

Paperback

Main Details

Title Fear and Courage: True Stories That Reveal the Depths of the Human Experience (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Renee Hollis
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:100
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLarge Print
RHYW Large Print
NZ Author/Topic in Large Print
ISBN/Barcode 9780369338990
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher RHYW Large Print
Imprint ReadHowYouWant
NZ Release Date 15 June 2020
Publication Country Australia

Description

We have all felt fear, whether its the sweaty palms and racing heart as we make a speech or the profound, all-encompassing awareness of our own mortality as we await medical results. Of course, the flip-side of fear is courage. The person who learns a new skill late in life despite fearing theyre too old. The quiet voice that speaks up when everyone else remains silent. As Nelson Mandela famously said, I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. Collected from around the world, the twenty-five true stories showcased here capture the full range of the fear and courage experience. From the 65-year-old woman stepping outside her comfort zone to visit Antarctica, to the young social worker confronting an abusive father and husband; from a gay womans experience of coming out, to a man confronting his claustrophobia to have an MRI, or a woman fighting to keep both herself and her unborn child alive in Hitlers Germany - these are stories of fear and courage in all their guises. At times humorous, often poignant, they will linger in your memory, shining a light on just what it means to be human. Interspersed between the stories are quotes about fear and courage by people as diverse as Eleanor Roosevelt, Paulo Coelho, Marcus Aurelius and Taylor Swift. The result is a book to be savoured and returned to again and again.