failure (psychology)

Andrew, a thirty-two-year-old longtime undergraduate who cannot hold a job, gets married and embarks on an attempt to get his life together, but the real test of adult responsibility comes when Isabel dies and he must take charge of her sons and fifteen-year-old foster daughter--a challenge fraught with temptation.

In mid-twentieth-century, British-controlled Ceylon, Sam Obeysekere, a native prosecutor who has embraced English culture more than his true heritage, takes on the case of a murdered English tea grower and finds that his standing with the ruling class is not as it seemed.

Advice for bouncing back from personal setbacks and for regarding risks as challenges and learning experiences rather than as fearsome opportunities for making a mistake.

When Buddy Rocks trips among the other dinosaur runners and comes in last in the race, his father gives him advice on letting go of his feelings of anger and frustration and moving on to new challenges.

Best friends Olivia and Jessica are good runners, but Olivia is uncomfortable with competition, so when her friend talks her into joining the track team and Olivia is assigned to a long distance race, she is suddenly overcome by a fear of failure.

Collects stories, jokes, cartoons, articles, and sketches that describes human reactions to rejection, and features selections from Bob Wiltfong, Meredith Hoffa, Joel Stein, Dave Wain, Michael Ian Black, and others.

Examines the reasons games are played and the concepts of winning and losing. Also discusses how to cope with being a winner or a loser and what it means to be a team member.

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.