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Fear Ain't All That
ISBN-13: 9780976837503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 212 str.
How in the world did fear ever become so popular, especially when it never should have existed in the first place? Why were we put here to do what we want, if we end up being too afraid to do it? For some who read FEAR AIN'T ALL THAT, learning to exist without fear is an option. For twelve-year old Miguel Estes, it's a necessity. Miguel happens to live with a fatal form of the skin-blistering disease E.B., yet believing he'll have a future is what sustains him. "The longer you keep your To Do list, the longer you'll have to hang around to get everything done," says Miguel's Aunt Shirley. Through his insightful aunt, through his dreams about his brother Jorge in heaven, and through the challenging lessons he's chosen to learn, Miguel is able to eliminate nearly every fear within him-all that's left is his mighty power of belief. In the end, Miguel is the ultimate victor; he realizes he's living life the way it was meant to be lived.without fear.
How in the world did fear ever become so popular, especially when it never should have existed in the first place? Why were we put here to do what we want, if we end up being too afraid to do it? For some who read FEAR AINT ALL THAT, learning to exist without fear is an option. For twelve-year old Miguel Estes, its a necessity. Miguel happens to live with a fatal form of the skin-blistering disease E.B., yet believing hell have a future is what sustains him. "The longer you keep your To Do list, the longer youll have to hang around to get everything done," says Miguels Aunt Shirley. Through his insightful aunt, through his dreams about his brother Jorge in heaven, and through the challenging lessons hes chosen to learn, Miguel is able to eliminate nearly every fear within him-all thats left is his mighty power of belief. In the end, Miguel is the ultimate victor; he realizes hes living life the way it was meant to be lived.without fear. FEAR AINT ALL THAT (review):In Fear Aint All That, Clint Adams has crafted a beautiful, very touching book, full of wisdom about life: Becoming comfortable at being different; Dealing with anger; Staying with hope; And most important, creating ones own destiny.I couldnt put it down, and strongly recommend it to both young people and adults.- Carla Perez, M.D., 13-year talk show host, ABC-Radiopracticing psychiatrist for over thirty yearsFEAR AINT ALL THAT is the prequel to DONT BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN, two multicultural fear-eliminating novels for teens.AUTHOR INFO:Born in Oakland, California, Clint Adams, now lives in Viareggio, Italy. Having authored numerous academic publications while at the Washington Post and McGraw-Hill, Clint now actively markets his two fear-eliminating novels for teens, FEAR AINT ALL THAT and its sequel, DONT BE AFRAID OF HEAVEN.Before writing, Clint was a professional actor with over 100 credits in TV, film, and theatre.Clint earned a bachelors degree in drama from the University of California at Berkeley, and his masters in marketing from San Franciscos Golden Gate University.
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