The White House says Obama expressed "amazement at the courage and determination" that Giffords has shown in the aftermath of the shooting outside a Tucson grocery store last January.

Today's reviewed books are good examples of such stories. Ask your librarian to point you in the direction of others, because courage and determination are good qualities to cultivate.

To the Editor: Shirley Keller’s example of courage and determination touched and inspired everyone she met. Shirley was my supervisor at the Lehigh County Area Agency on Aging office. She spe… ...