The Thing You Think You Cannot Do: Thirty Truths about Fear and Courage

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Fear- of change, of intimacy, of loss, of the unknown- has become a corrosive influence in modern life, eroding our ability to think clearly. Overcoming our fear, says Dr. Gordon Livingston, constitutes the most difficult struggle we face. Dr. Livingston has increasingly found himself prescribing virtues like courage to his patients instead of antidepressants. Now he tells us what we need to do to develop personal virtues in the face of societal and individual fears. He does all this with the crystalline prose and leavening wit that have made him an internationally bestselling author.

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"Thoughtful and thought-provoking...The book will stir your emotions and cause you to think about the things you can do but do not do." Bowling Green Daily News

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Gordon Livingston, MD, a graduate of West Point who was awarded the Bronze Star for valor in Vietnam, is a psychiatrist and writer who contributes frequently to the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Baltimore Sun. He has also been featured on Why Not with Shania Twain, which aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He lives and works in Columbia, Maryland.GordonLivingston.com