{"product_id":"option-b-facing-adversity-building-resilience-and-finding-joy-paperback","title":"Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheryl Sandberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST SELLER \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom authors of \u003ci\u003eLean In\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOriginals: \u003c\/i\u003e a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. \"I was in 'the void, '\" she writes, \"a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.\" Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOption B \u003c\/i\u003ecombines Sheryl's personal insights with Adam's eye-opening research on finding strength in the face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband, Dave Goldberg, collapsed on a gym floor, Sheryl opens up her heart--and her journal--to describe the acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But \u003ci\u003eOption B \u003c\/i\u003egoes beyond Sheryl's loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResilience comes from deep within us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events, it is possible to grow by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. \u003ci\u003eOption B \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates how to help others in crisis, develop compassion for ourselves, raise strong children, and create resilient families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. \"I want Dave,\" she cried. Her friend replied, \"Option A is not available,\" and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHERYL SANDBERG\u003c\/b\u003e served as chief operating officer at Meta (previously called Facebook), overseeing the firm's business operations. Prior to Meta, Sheryl was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton, a management consultant with McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, and an economist with the World Bank. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sheryl received a BA \u003ci\u003esumma cum laude\u003c\/i\u003e from Harvard University and an MBA with highest distinction from Harvard Business School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sheryl is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eOption B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy\u003c\/i\u003e with Wharton professor and bestselling author Adam Grant. She is also the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eLean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLean In for Graduates.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the founder of the Sheryl Sandberg \u0026amp; Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more equal and resilient world through two key initiatives, LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org. Sheryl serves on the boards of Meta, the Walt Disney Company, Women for Women International, ONE, and SurveyMonkey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e ADAM GRANT \u003c\/b\u003eis a psychologist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eOriginals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGive and Take\u003c\/i\u003e. His new book, \u003ci\u003eOption B \u003c\/i\u003ewith Facebook COO and \u003ci\u003eLean In \u003c\/i\u003eauthor Sheryl Sandberg, debuts April 24, 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Wharton's top-rated professor for five straight years, Adam is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world's 25 most influential management thinkers and received distinguished scholarly achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Adam received his B.A. from Harvard University with Phi Beta Kappa honors and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He serves as a contributing op-ed writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eon work and psychology. His keynote speaking and consulting clients include Facebook and Google, the NBA, Teach For America, and the U.S. Army and Navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Adam is a former Junior Olympic springboard diver. 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