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The Adversity Formula : Inspirational Lessons from History.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Steven.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Success.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Luton, Bedfordshire : i2i Publishing, 2021.
- Summary:
- Early in the 2020 pandemic, author Steven Mason, seeking inspiration to help cope during the Covid-19 crisis, began to examine the lives of some of the great personalities from history. After considerable research, he discovered that many of these individuals had overcome significant adversity on their path to success. After sharing these stories with others, he was inspired to write this book. The Adversity Formula: Inspirational Lessons from History reviews the lives of thirty remarkable characters from history to see how they dealt with adversity. The book goes onto provide a formula that readers can themselves apply to their own lives. Selected mainly from the 20th Century, the fifteen men and fifteen women, include scientists, entrepreneurs, humanitarians, politicians, entertainers, sports stars and war heroes. The list contains well-known names like Stephen Hawking, Steve Jobs and Walt Disney but also features lesser-known profiles of Virginia Hall, Irena Sendler and Victor F.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- In praise of The Adversity Formula
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- The Adversity Formula
- Prologue: Adversity Overload
- The Scientists
- 1: Viktor Frankl
- 2: Marie Curie
- 3: Albert Einstein
- 4: Stephen Hawking
- The Entrepreneurs
- 5: Steve Jobs
- 6: Katharine Graham
- 7: Ole Kirk Christiansen
- 8: Madam C. J. Walker
- 9: Colonel Harland Sanders
- The Humanitarians
- 10: Rosa Parks
- 11: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
- 12: Eleanor Roosevelt
- 13: Helen Keller
- The Politicians
- 14: Margaret Thatcher
- 15: Nelson Mandela
- 16: Winston Churchill
- The Entertainers Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 0-7223-5495-9
- 0-7223-5494-0
- OCLC:
- 1451797873
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