self-reliance

Contains the essays by nineteenth-century author Ralph Waldo Emerson in which he shares his views on moral idealism and other topics.

Sam Sheridan has traveled the world as an amateur boxer and mixed martial arts fighter; he has worked as an EMT, a wilderness firefighter, a sailor, a cowboy at the largest ranch in Montana, and in construction under brutal conditions at the South Pole. If he isn't ready for the apocalypse and the fractured world that will ensue, we are all in a lot of trouble. Despite an arsenal of skills that puts many to shame, when Sam became a father he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. If the power grid went down, how much food and water would you need? If you were forced outside the city limits, could you survive in the wilderness? And let's not even talk about plagues and attacking aliens. The problem is, each scenario requires a different skill set--so Sam decides to gain as many skills as possible.--From publisher description.

A young boy and his mother talk about what she did for him as a baby, what he can do for himself now, and that she will always be there when he needs her.

Television's Judge Judy shares the lessons she has learned on and off the bench about the self-destructive behaviors of women.

When her husband dies, a widow must make important decisions concerning the rest of her life.

The little princess is determined to go on a camp-out without anyone's help.

One cold fall afternoon Annabelle finally manages to go down the big slide in the park all by herself.

Describes some simple things a person can do.

All the many things a young child can do independently are demonstrated, (tying shoes, riding bike, kicking ball), but there is one thing one cannot do alone.