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Summary: Collection filled with feminine fire
Review: Katherine Martin has compiled a detailed collection of feminine courage and real-life stories of going beyond one's comfort zone.
An inspirational feminist guide for young girls and women. Wonderful resources to finding a personal or impersonal mentor.
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Summary: A fine read that moved me to tears.
Review: Katherine Martin has compiled a very diverse group of women's stories - most didnt set out on some courageous quest - but rather found themselves in circumstances where they could not take the easy road - either because they chose not to or there was no alternative - their courage sometimes shows up in how they decided to respond to their situation - they could have been victims and left it at that - instead they got proactive - even in the face of grave consequences for themselves - This book provides a model for women and should be required reading for Women's Studies across the country.
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Summary: Inspiring stories with the power to move and motivate
Review: Katherine Martin has created a wonderful resource book for women. There is hardly a story in the bunch where I wasn't moved to tears, as an ordinary woman, faced with challenging circumstances, made a set of extraordinary decisions. Facing fear head-on, so many of these women found a courage that is often undiscovered in most of us. It seemed to me that in many instances they were fulfilling some part of what their soul was sent here to do and learn. In some cases I think they would have preferred that it was someone else's destiny to make it happen, none of their stories are about easy painless solutions, but the choices they make in the face of their respective situations make them "poster women" for what courageous women look and act like in today's world. They take responsibility and ownership for issues/circumstances and most importantly for themselves in ways that remove them from victim status and put them in conscious leadership of their destiny. Because of these women, my daughters can think differently about how they can contribute to the world they walk through. A must read for women, their daughters and the men who love them.
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Summary: Women role models
Review: Katherine Martin's collection of stories reminds me that every woman, young and old, has natural talents and abilities to bring about supernatural results. A wonderful book that is sure to inspire readers to help make the world a better place.
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Summary: Absolutely compelling, I am moved each time I pick it up.
Review: Katherine Martin's collection touches the human core in everyone of us. Everyday women from all walks of life, at every age of life, share deeply personal, yet universal stories of that intensely private longing to do what at long last there is no other choice to do. Men, women, teenagers; this is a book for everyone on your holiday list!
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Summary: 40 ordinary and well-known women honored in this book!
Review: Men and women both will find inspiration for their own lives in these captivating stories. - Publishers Weekly Magazine
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Summary: Finally, the story. Not just sound bits.
Review: My story about assisting my daughter's death focused the attention of the nation on Oregon and it's passing into law Death with Dignity. Now, thanks to Katherine Martin, the entire story of what lead up to assisting Jody's death, is told in detail, not restricting me to only the "sound bits" that the media did during the political coverage. Hopefully, by sharing this intimate story of this tragedy it will reach others who are attempting to heal some deep wounds of grief and loss.
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Summary: A remarkable collection
Review: The power that derives from experiencing the stories of Women of Courage comes from the very core of what it means to be human, to be a part of this planet, in this universe at this point in material time. We are these women. We have all done something courageous in our lives. We all have stories that come bubbling to the surface of our minds once we are touched by any of the stories in this remarkable collection.
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Summary: Beautiful and Inspiring Work
Review: The stories these women tell are so inspiring. They make you feel anything is possible! There is a great audio interview with the author, Katherine Martin, at a site called TheConversation.
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Summary: The women in this book write from the heart!
Review: The title might be daunting for those who judge themselves as less than courageous, but the stories reveal the universality of women everywhere. Their words are inspiring, not intimidating. - Forword Magazine
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