“It takes courage to offer lessons on courage: the consequences of bad advice and of poor learning can be fatal. Nancy Boxer delivers her insights and guidance from a deep foundation of scientific research, clinical experience, personal development, and compassionate observation... This book should make its way into the hands of every adolescent, young adult, and senior citizen—and most advisedly of every politician and teacher—as an indispensable guide to cultivating the strength of character required of each of us to navigate the danger zones of contemporary life.”