Against All Odds: Men and Women Who Turned Adversities to Opportunities

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You never know how strong you are until you rouse the champion in you! AGAINST ALL ODDS is a collection of real-life stories of men and women, who through determination, perseverance, positive thinking and faith in God, turned adversities that should have made them nonentities to opportunities that made them celebrities In Against All Odds, youll discover, among other riveting narratives, how George Washington Carver overcame chronic disease, deprivation, and discrimination to become a remarkable scientist and renowned inventor; Elizabeth Blackwell rose above gender bias and fierce opposition to become the first woman to earn a degree in medicine; Abraham Lincoln became a celebrated lawyer, legislator, and president despite his prolonged battle with depression, defeat, and distress; Fanny Crosby, the blind girl from a backwater town, became the most prolific hymn writer in history; Harriet Tubman overcame the horrors of a turbulent and traumatic childhood to liberate herself from the bondage of slavery and helped to rescue many other slaves from the captivity of their cruel masters; Ben Carson successfully battled mediocrity and low self-esteem to change his reputation from being the dumbest student in the class to being one of the most brilliant doctors in the world.

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Ola Aboderin is a prolific writer and seasoned speaker. He has written and edited several life-changing articles for religious, health and motivational publications. He was, for some years, editor of the popular Christian Women Mirror magazine. Having survived a very rough childhood and a few other challenges, he has become a source of inspiration to many young men and women through his lectures and writings.

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