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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemptionby Laura Hillenbrand Read-A-Likes |
The Survivors Club : The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your Lifeby Ben SherwoodEach second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis, whether it's a car accident, violent crime, serious illness, or financial trouble. Given the inevitability of adversity, we all wonder: Who beats the odds and who surrenders? Why do some people bound back and others give up? How can I become the kind of person who survives and thrives?
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Strength in What Remains
by Tracy Kidder
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains presents the story of Burundi civil war survivor Deo, who endures homelessness before pursuing an education at Columbia and eventually returning to his native land to help people in both countries.
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Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe author of Into the Wild describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, an expedition that ended in disaster, claiming the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived, in a definitive, firsthand account of the tragedy.
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