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We Are Not Afraid: Strength and Courage from the Town That Inspired the #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie

by Homer Hickam

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ISBN13: 9780757300127
ISBN10: 075730012x
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< p> Today, fear affects even the strongest of us. Sometimes it's immediate, caused by a sense of imminent danger-the kind we felt after terrorists destroyed the magnificent World Trade Center, tore a giant wound in the Pentagon and killed thousands of people. But sometimes fear becomes a normal way of life.< /p> < p> In his best-selling memoir < i> October Sky< /i> (aka < i> Rocket Boys< /i> ), Hickam introduced us to the rugged town of his youth, Coalwood, West Virginia, and the people who took on the hazardous and often brutal enterprise of coal mining. To survive and prosper, these people relied on an approach to living that would get them through hard times with an almost unnatural resilience. Over a lifetime, they learned to take on these attitudes: < /p> < div align=center> < ul> < li> We are proud of who we are.< /li> < li> We stand up for what we believe.< /li> < li> We keep our families together.< /li> < li> < div align=center> We trust in God but rely on ourselves.< /div> < /li> < /ul> < /div> < div align=center> < ul> < /ul> < /div> < p align=center> These attitudes are summed up in the Coalwood Assumption: < /p> < div align=center> < ul> < li> WE ARE NOT AFRAID< /li> < /ul> < /div> < ul> < /ul> < p align=left> Through poignant memories of his youth, best selling author Homer Hickam helps lead you beyond fear to find the courage and strength to live more happily and look toward to future with optimism.< /p>

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Today, fear affects even the strongest of us. Sometimes it's immediate, caused by a sense of imminent danger-the kind we felt after terrorists destroyed the magnificent World Trade Center, tore a giant wound in the Pentagon and killed thousands of people. But sometimes fear becomes a normal way of life.

In his best-selling memoir October Sky(aka Rocket Boys), Hickam introduced us to the rugged town of his youth, Coalwood, West Virginia, and the people who took on the hazardous and often brutal enterprise of coal mining. To survive and prosper, these people relied on an approach to living that would get them through hard times with an almost unnatural resilience. Over a lifetime, they learned to take on these attitudes:

  • We are proud of who we are.
  • We stand up for what we believe.
  • We keep our families together.
  • We trust in God but rely on ourselves.

    These attitudes are summed up in the Coalwood Assumption:

    • WE ARE NOT AFRAID

      Through poignant memories of his youth, best selling author Homer Hickam helps lead you beyond fear to find the courage and strength to live more happily and look toward to future with optimism.

      Product Details

      ISBN:
      9780757300127
      Subtitle:
      Strength and Courage from the Town That Inspired the #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie
      Author:
      Hickam, Homer H., Jr.
      Author:
      Homer Hickam
      Author:
      Hickam, Homer H.
      Publisher:
      Health Communications
      Location:
      Deerfield Beach, Fla.
      Subject:
      General
      Subject:
      Inspirational
      Subject:
      Conduct of life
      Subject:
      West virginia
      Subject:
      Coal miners
      Subject:
      Personal Growth - General
      Subject:
      Motivational & Inspirational
      Subject:
      Inspirational - General
      Subject:
      Motivational
      Subject:
      Hickam, Homer H. - Homes and haunts -
      Edition Description:
      Paperback
      Series Volume:
      107-329
      Publication Date:
      February 2002
      Binding:
      Paperback
      Grade Level:
      General/trade
      Language:
      English
      Pages:
      264
      Dimensions:
      8.56x5.66x.66 in. .82 lbs.

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