failure (psychology)

Recently divorced violin teacher Pearl Swain is forced to confront her own failures and the ghosts of her past when she learns her newest student, who has a talent and passion for music that Pearl has never seen before, is hiding a secret that could put them both in grave danger.

The author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college, recalling his love of basketball and its value to him as a means of self-expression, and shares experiences that shed new light on his novel "The Great Santini.".

Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town.

An unabridged republication of the 1846 story in which protagonist, Golyadkin senior, is persecuted by his double, Golyadkin junior.

Sally Jane's attempts at roller skating are failures until animal friends encourage her to try again until she succeeds.

A young boy in Depression-era Chicago begins a career marked by failure until he finally achieves his success.

Studying competitive arenas from the workplace, the stock market, sport, politics, the military, and schools and using the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and behavioral psychology, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman describe how we compete and the ingredients that sometimes stand between winning and losing.

Discusses how mixed messages about making mistakes teach people as adults to try to avoid or cover up their errors, and argues that those avoidance behaviors lead to an unwillingness to take risks or accept challenges.

Explores the science behind success and failure, describing the brain and body's response to each, and discusses how understanding these processes can help people become more successful.