About this Item:

In this one-volume edition that brings together two of his most popular works, bestselling author Eric Metaxas explores the question of what makes a great person great. 

Seven Men & Seven Women tells the captivating stories of fourteen heroic individuals who changed the course of history & shaped the world in astonishing ways:

• George Washington led his country to independence, yet resisted the temptation to become America's king.
• William Wilberforce led the fight to end the slave trade, giving up his chance to be England's prime minister.
• Susanna Wesley, the mother of nineteen children, gave the world its most significant evangelist & its greatest hymn-writer, her sons John & Charles.
• Jackie Robison endured the threats & abuse of racists with unimaginable dignity & strength.
• Corrie ten Boom risked her life to hide Dutch Jews from the Nazis in World War II, survived the horrors of a concentration camp, and forgave her tormentors years later.
• Rosa Parks's God-given sense of justice and unshakable dignity helped launch the twentieth century?s greatest social movement.

These and other lives profiled in Seven Men & Seven Women reveal how reveal the secret to a life of greatness: by responding to call to live for something greater than oneself.

Product Specifications:

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 2, 2018)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 496 pages
• ISBN-10: 0718088913
• ISBN-13: 978-0718088910
• Item Weight: 14 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.4 inches