"From the physical death of loved ones to the figurative deaths of dreams, relationships, careers, trust, security, beliefs, and plans--all types of deaths are woven through our unpredictable lives. But death is never the end of anyone's story. Using the symbolism of a funeral to help us grieve, honor, and bury what we have lost, Tim Timberlake explores the truths and strategies that sustain us through the darkness until God lights the path to our...

Vern longs to be one of the kids who swings so high that their toes touch the sky. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to pump. But a chance encounter with Gretchen changes everything.

"Explore how to live a life of joy and fullness, especially in the midst of disappointment and broken dreams"--

"Psychologists tell us that the secret to a successful and happy life, more than anything else, is something called GRIT. Defined as the willpower to persevere with passion and a sense of purpose, research shows that grit is what matters most in whether a person succeeds or fails. In this book legendary college basketball coach Bob Flanagan represents the voice of old school grit. This is a man who lives by the old school code of faith, family, courage,...

A woman seeking justice in an imagined Detroit discovers resilience and resistance where she least expects they will be found. Looking for answers, and her missing granddaughters, Gloria moves into the house where her daughter was murdered. A stranger in a Fort-Detroit neighborhood coping with the ongoing effects of racial and economic injustice, she finds herself surrounded by poverty, pollution, violence--as well as the resilience of the residents,...

"Congratulations on the resurrection of your life," a colleague wrote to Emily Rapp Black when she announced the birth of her second child. The line made Emily pause. Her first child, a boy named Ronan, had died before he turned three years old from Tay-Sachs disease, an experience she wrote about in her first book, The Still Point of the Turning World. Since that time her life had changed utterly: She had left the marriage that fractured under the...

"Little Lion learns strength and resilience in the face of ridicule when he reaches for the moon . . . and touches it"--

A collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience.

The journey of the Callery pear tree rescued from Ground Zero and replanted ten years later is presented alongside a wordless story following a girl and her firefighter uncle who is a 9/11 hero. Includes author's notes.

The basketball player, coach, and ESPN analyst examines his life and career through the prism of toughness, which he explains comes from discipline, a team-oriented mind-set, and belief in oneself.