Download Against All Odds: Ten Historical Figures Who Overcome Incredible Adversity, from William the Bastard to Winston Churchill AudioBook Free
From the number one best-selling author of Travelers and Explorers That Pressed the Restrictions of the Known World comes an exciting new look at historical information that overcame unimaginable adversity and the inspirational reviews they have left behind for us. Whether it is household brands like John Rockefeller (who became the world's first billionaire despite growing up in a log cabin with a bigamist daddy), Winston Churchill (a has-been politician with a stutter who became England's salvation in World War Two), William the Conqueror (the bastard child of your peasant who conquered Britain in 1066), or lesser-known people like Adam Holman (a 19th-century explorer who traveled a distance as far as the planet earth to the moon despite being completely blind), each one of these people achieved greatness despite the universe placing every obstacle in their way. This audiobook talks about 10 people throughout background who rose to greatness against all odds. Some were required to overcome physical issues, such as Demosthenes, an orphaned young man in early Greece with a crippling conversation impediment who became the greatest orator of his years. Others overcame mental issues, such as Abraham Lincoln, whose depressive disorder was so excellent that in his 20s Lincoln's friends thought he would assert his own life...and continued to think so even after he became chief executive. Still others overcame gender barriers, such as Joan of Arc, who engineered France's victory against Britain in the Hundred Years War despite no military experience, no powerful friends, and no ability to learn. Whatever the issues these extraordinary people encountered, their reviews still motivate us today to avoid making excuses and find out how much we really can accomplish whenever we rise against life's issues.
