Table of Contents
Preface xi
Michael Dickson
Preface xv
Dr. Naomi L. Baum
Introduction: The Israeli Sabra -- Resilience 1 (10)
Personified
Chapter 1 Against All Odds 11 (8)
Chapter 2 David Beats Goliath 19 (10)
Chapter 3 Journey To The Promised Land 29 (10)
Chapter 4 Olympic Resilience 39 (10)
Chapter 5 The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Woman 49 (8)
Chapter 6 From The Ashes 57 (10)
Chapter 7 Glass Ceilings 67 (8)
Chapter 8 Lessons From The Sports Field 75 (6)
Chapter 9 Determination And Discovery 81 (8)
Chapter 10 Against The Stream 89 (12)
Chapter 11 Loss And Life 101(8)
Chapter 12 The Mayor Of Rocket County 109(8)
Chapter 13 The Climb 117(14)
Chapter 14 National Resilience 131(12)
Afterword 143(4)
About the Authors 147(4)
Acknowledgments 151