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The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life

by Robert B. Brooks, Sam Goldstein · 1955

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"Continuing their pioneering work on resilience, they now show how and why it is never too late for adults to find strength and safety in life."

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—Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction

"A uniquely wise guide summarizing a vast amount of research into a practical set of strategies to overcome adversity and live a stress-hardy life."

—Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul

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psychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 336 pages

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