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Courage beyond compare, as the name suggests, profiles indian paralympic sports stars who despite physical disability, have fought. The book starts with an account by lt col keshav s puntambekar who saw operations first hand as a young captain. No one i know of writes about love like merle shain. His courage is beyond compare its an award that has traditionally gone to a player who has fought back from a seasonending injury to work their way back onto the field the following season. When we feel inclined to compare, we should remember that the race is against sin, not each other. A wellwritten book about an incredible story see the book s summary for an overview of freddie steinmarks life. And all the while the one who made us is trying to remind our hearts, i dont compare you with anyone. Rappaport is to be commended on a book devoted purely to those acts of courage, recognizing and remembering the jewish heroes of our notoodistant past.
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Beyond courage, her most ambitious project to date, took five years to research and write. The ten sports people profiled in courage beyond compare champions in disciplines as diverse as athletics, longdistance swimming,badminton and cricket,who have brought glory to the country both in national and international arenas overcame immense physical limitations to reach the pinnacle in their chosen fields. Through 21 meticulously researched accounts, some chronicled in book form for the first time, doreen rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of jews across 11 nazioccupied countries during world war ii. This is a book which must be read not just by the officers and men of our armed forces but by the youth of india. You only rolled your eyes smiling thats abs,im the mature one in this household. Considered to be ordinary and lowly individuals, these security guards have stoic courage and are dedicated to their profession beyond the normal calling.
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