Description:
Aristotle, Beethoven, Marie Curie, and Red Skelton share at least two things in common: each achieved a measure of greatness, but not without facing and overcoming personal adversity.Overcoming is a collection of 116 short biographies which contrast adversity with achievement. The entries are arranged alphabetically from Aesop to Whitman in two-page spreads with each person's trials listed on the right and their accomplishments on the left. Each of these heroic examples chronicles the challenges of life and the almost unlimited potential we have to rise above negative circumstances.