Supersurvivors

SupersurvivorsStarting where resiliency studies leave off, two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things. Over four billion people worldwide will survive a trauma during their lives. Some will experience severe post traumatic stress. Most will eventually recover and return to life as normal. But sometimes,

will change the way we think about our bodies

whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England

Hilal ibn Isa al-Salt narrowly survived an attack that leaves him horribly disfigured

One thing's for sure

my example

influencing our moral outlook

but this gem makes a great gift for anyone - of any age or breed - who has ever wanted to shout to the world

You think you know those guys pretty well by now

and first romance

Because for Lucy to get a new heart

And what about individual potential: what defines a person's limits

she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind