Against All Odds: Men and Women Who Turned Adversities to Opportunities - Paperback

by Ola Aboderin (Author)

You never know how strong you are until you rouse the champion in you! Against All Odds chronicles the real-life stories of men and women who conquered personal and societal limitations to achieve the seemingly impossible. In Against All Odds, you'll discover, among other riveting narratives, how - George Carver overcame chronic disease, deprivation, and discrimination to become a remarkable scientist and renowned inventor; - Elizabeth Blackwell rose above gender bias and fierce opposition to become the first woman to earn a degree in medicine; - Abraham Lincoln became a celebrated lawyer, legislator, and president despite his prolonged battle with depression, defeat, and distress; - Fanny Crosby, the blind girl from a backwater town, became the most prolific hymn writer in history; - Harriet Tubman overcame the horrors of a turbulent and traumatic childhood to liberate herself from the bondage of slavery and helped to rescue many other slaves from the captivity of their cruel masters; and - Ben Carson successfully battled mediocrity and low self-esteem to change his reputation from being the "dumbest student" in the class to being one of the most brilliant doctors in the world.