The underdog paradox : secrets to battling adversity and stories of real life superheroes
(2020)

Nonfiction

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[United States] : James Russo, 2020
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ISBN/ISSN
9781636761510 (electronic bk.) MWT14368959, 1636761518 (electronic bk.) 14368959
LANGUAGE
English
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Jamie Russo's breakthrough title exploded in 2020. The Underdog Paradox is a #1 Amazon Bestseller, available in 130+ countries, and 10,000+ bookstores. After the Bor Massacre killed 2,000 civilians in South Sudan, a mother and her daughters fled on foot as gunshots rang overhead. Over two-hundred miles, the women traveled in search of refuge. The youngest girls did not survive the arduous journey. Upon her arrival at the border of Northern Uganda, the mother bore a son. She named him Lual. Lual spent the first twenty-two years of his life growing up in a refugee camp. Passionate about computers and technology, he walked for three hours every day to study programming. Lual developed his first video game, while living in Northern Uganda. Today, he's the CEO of Junub Games, a studio that builds video games for peace and social impact. Shavini Fernando suffered a heart attack, while hiking through the mountains of Sri Lanka. After being, rushed to the hospital, doctors diagnosed her with a congenital heart defect; she had less than two years to live. But, Shavini is a fighter, and she has, since dedicated her life to finding a solution

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