Against All Odds

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.