{"product_id":"9780757300127","title":"We Are Not Afraid: Strength and Courage from the Town That Inspired the #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday, fear affects even the strongest of us. Sometimes it's immediate, caused by a sense of imminent danger-the kind we felt after terrorists destroyed the magnificent World Trade Center, tore a giant wound in the Pentagon and killed thousands of people. But sometimes fear becomes a normal way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his best-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eOctober Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (aka \u003ci\u003eRocket Boys\u003c\/i\u003e), Hickam introduced us to the rugged town of his youth, Coalwood, West Virginia, and the people who took on the hazardous and often brutal enterprise of coal mining. \u003cbr\u003e To survive and prosper, these people relied on an approach to living that would get them through hard times with an almost unnatural resilience. Over a lifetime, they learned to take on these attitudes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe are proud of who we are.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe stand up for what we believe.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWe keep our families together.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e We trust in God but rely on ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese attitudes are summed up in the Coalwood Assumption:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWE ARE NOT \u003cbr\u003e AFRAID\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough poignant memories of his youth, best selling author Homer Hickam helps lead you beyond fear to find the courage and strength to live more happily and look toward to future with optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Health Communications, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015244824816,"sku":"9780757300127","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780757300127_p0.jpg?v=1763641903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780757300127","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}