As Coach Dooley alluded to in writing the foreword to this book, oftentimes the relationship between a coach and athlete is a two-way street. Each can be an inspiration to each other. This was the case when Kim Braswell, an exceptional athlete handed many challenges, became a part of the football program at the University of Georgia. This story is not about Kim’s success as an athlete or coach. The goal of this book is that it will provide inspiration to parents and children with handicaps, whatever their issue. As referenced in these pages, many good people contributed to the successes of Kim in sports, coaching, and life. Inspiration can be given and received. If this writing can transmit a sense of positivity to others with any type of adversity, then the author will have a feeling of accomplishment. This accomplishment will be about motivating and helping others just as so many have done for him.

As Coach Dooley alluded to in writing the foreword to this book, oftentimes the relationship between a coach and athlete is a two-way street. Each can be an inspiration to each other. This is the case when Kim Braswell, an exceptional athlete handed many challenges, became a part of the football program at the University of Georgia. This story is not about Kim's success as an athlete or coach. The goal of this book is that it will provide inspiration to parents and children with handicaps, whatever their issue is. As referenced in these pages, many good people contributes to the successes of Kim in sports, coaching, and life. Inspiration can be given and received. If this writing can transmit a sense of positivity to others with any type of adversity, then the author will have a feeling of accomplishment. This accomplishment will be about motiving and helping others just as so many done for him.

“This is one of the most unique and valuable books you will read all year, and I highly recommend it.” —Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling and award-winning The Leadership Challenge and Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University Even the best leaders—in fact, most of the best leaders—start out as decidedly bad ones. And sooner or later they reach a moment of reckoning that leadership expert Bill Treasurer calls the leadership kick in the ass. When it happens, it feels like it's all over. But Treasurer says that with the right attitude, that kick can be a new beginning. Based on his work with thousands of leaders, this book reveals how to turn those ego-bruising events into the kind of transformative experiences that mark the paths of great leaders. As Steve Jobs famously said, “Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me.” This book is a survival guide, coach, and morale booster to help you use that kick to move forward instead of fall down. If you succeed, the next place you get kicked might be upstairs.

The Gift of Adversity is a collection of stories and strategies from a life lived through challenge. It began as a means of healing after the workplace accident that claimed Lisa Standeven’s dominant hand, making her an amputee. Confronting physical and emotional damage was only the beginning of Lisa’s journey. The more she healed, the more she grew, setting new goals and reaching new heights. This is an account of her journey. Although the stories are unique to Lisa, the emotions and challenges are common to every human experience. The recalling and recounting of life’s failures and setbacks brings to light many valuable lessons. This is a book of hope, and includes tangible tool —proven to turn trials into triumphs—that you can use every day. The message is this: you have everything you need to succeed. Have the courage to embrace your true self and shine your unique light in the world. Every challenge and adversity brings gifts of learning, humility, and inspiration. No one does it alone; build a winning team with people who lift you up and support your goals and dreams. And remember, no summit marks the end of your growth. The journey continues. Enjoy each moment. Have faith.

Samuel Beckett, the recipient of the 1969 Nobel Prize for Literature and one of the greatest writers of our century, first published these ten short stories in 1934; they originally formed part of an unfinished novel. They trace the career of the first of Beckett’s antiheroes, Belacqua Shuah. Belacqua is a student, a philanderer, and a failure, and Beckett portrays the various aspects of his troubled existence: he studies Dante, attempts an ill-fated courtship, witnesses grotesque incidents in the streets of Dublin, attends vapid parties, endures his marriage, and meets his accidental death. These early stories point to the qualities of precision, restraint, satire, and poetry found in Beckett’s mature works, and reveal the beginning stages of Beckett’s underlying theme of bewilderment in the face of suffering.

Human life has a second chance to live after Earth's destruction. Only a few made it to the spaceship. Nico, a young man with nothing to lose chose to reset his life and joined space migrants. Desperate to have an Earth-like life in this need-based environment, humans took their yearning and this new technology to get themselves into an entertainment renaissance. That’s how Batey became the sport of the new times. This futuristic take on the ancient Taino game gave Nico the chance to make new friends, to have the family he deserved, and even reunite with who he never thought to see again. In his way to trying to make a name for himself in this sport, adversity knocks on his door. But heart and willpower are not enough to combat enhanced cyborgs and genetically modified humans. What does it take for Nico and his friends to win the match? Does he stand a chance to create his newfound dreams into reality? Or will he crumble at the hands of his nemesis, Fred.RTG? NicoPengin.com

Author Jacob Mundy never wanted to write this book. He never wished for there to be readers of it. But childhood and/or adolescent trauma is tragically a part of many people’s lives. If it is a part of yours, or someone you love, you may find guidance—and hope—in Mundy’s story. Profound Light: Overcoming Childhood and Adolescent Trauma shares the many severe battles that Mundy survived. More than offering a perspective that will resonate with other survivors of trauma, Profound Light also shares heart-touching lessons of hope, self-resilience and self-rediscovery. Within these pages is not just shared sadness but guidance through to light that is embedded in every individual.

A Kick in the Attitude describes the concrete, proven principles that will put focus and vigor back into your life and work. It gives you the tools you need to revive your attitude with passion and purpose - to make your attitude work for you rather than against you. This is a simple, straightforward guide that will let you convert adversity int...

Halas Duer has lived a sheltered existence. He knows little of life around him. And in the world of Aelborough, there are mysteries beyond even his front porch. But when Halas believes his father is in danger, he does not hesitate to step in. Before long, Halas, his brother Garek, and their friend Desmond are thrust into an adventure far beyond anything they could have imagined. Aelborough is a terribly dangerous place, and they are woefully unprepared for it. They must brave a haunted forest, a murderous army of bandits, a powerful sorceress, even the entire might of a nation as they fight to save the only thing that can prevent an ancient race of demons from being set upon humanity. It falls to Halas to hold his friends together as they make the difficult journey north. Will they make it in time to save the Temple of Immortals?

A war is brewing between good and evil, in the heavens and upon the earth—a war that could destroy the very fabric of the universe. As the underworld amasses its power and warriors of heaven prepare their weapons, the clock ticks towards doom. The fate of all rests with Alogar, a gentle little entity incarnated as an earth-born child, to prevent the collapse of both realms. Set in the anxious days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, In God We Trust questions the nature of free will, destiny and the immorality that comes with the wielding of immense power. All that has been, and will be, was pre-destined—until now. Will Alogar be able to return the world to its pre-ordained path? Or will the forces of evil prevent the entity from fulfilling its own destiny?