Book recommendation

They aren't selfhelp books but I emjoyed them. The new Steven King books Mr Mercedes and Finder's Keepers are really good, there's a third book to that series I haven't read yet. Its kind of a detective crime stopper thriller theme.
Then there's the Stephen Hunter books. The Bob Lee Swagger nocels along with the Earl Swagger books are good action packed shoot 'em up one man army style books.
Clive Cussler writes action novels that usually have an ocean Theme with Dirk Pitt and are based around a historical artifact that was lost in some wreck in the past with a james bond like enemy to beat.

Hope that helps.

Thanks! Some of these sound interesting.

That should be a good one. I didn't realize he wrote 'Into the Wild'. I only saw the movie of it, but man, that one stuck with me awhile. 

The Medic: Miracle on Hacksaw Ridge by Adam Palmer Story of Desmond Doss.
A Film Documentary is about too, titled "the Conscientious Objector" www.imdb.com/title/tt0302427/ Hollywood made a movie called Hacksaw Ridge.

A Fortunate Life by Albert Facey Autobiography early to mid 20th Century Australian.

Hopefully not too preachy with this. You mentioned you are a person of Christian Faith elsewhere on this board. The Christian Bible is full examples of trials, tribulations and challenges. I spoke to an LDS congregation a couple of years back on Enduring to the end and overcoming adversity. Apart from the Scriptural stuff, I spoke a bit about Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition 1914-1917. If you googled Shackleton and 1914-1917 Antarctic expedition, you will likely get a decent overview of what went down. A good book which goes into so much more detail is: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing.

Living Well Despite Adversity: Inspiration for Finding Renewed Meaning and Joy in Your Life by Harriet Cabelly. A collection of interviews. I haven't read this one either. But the comments suggest it might be worth a look.
“A must-read for anyone who's feeling discouraged or hopeless. If you're going through a hard time, or know someone who could use a little inspiration to carry on, Living Well Despite Adversity will brighten the light at the end of the tunnel.” — Lori Deschene, Founder of tinybuddha.com and author of Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal
“Moving, inspiring and heart-felt. The stories in this book show it’s possible to deal with hardship and rise above adversity.” — Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier; lecturer and author in the field of positive psychology

If you're after a fictional, there's plenty of them but if you like classic fantasy, R Salvatore's novel's featuring Drizzt might be worth a read - something like 30 novels. Drizzt experiences plenty of disappointment and hard stuff.

Thanks. There's a few of these I want to read. I also forgot about the classics. There's several there I want to read. I think I'm gonna start with 'Sh*t my dad says' and 'The Art of War'.

Hey LT

 This is not a book but I just came across something by Marc or maybe Angel Chernoff.  It's not a book but an article posted on the Marc and Angel Hack Life blog.  There are a couple of books by the same Author's around the same concepts and the article has been published elsewhere. 

It starts with a rather profound quote which I've heard before. "The wisest, most loving, and well rounded people you have ever met are likely those who have known misery, known defeat, known the heartbreak of losing something or someone they loved, and have found their way out of the depths of their own despair. These people have experienced many ups and downs, and have gained an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, understanding and a deep loving wisdom. People like this aren’t born; they develop slowly over the course of time."

It goes on to discuss 10 things in relation to struggles, growth and happiness which might offer you a perspective of benefit. 

 

I won't ruin everyone's nice time with what I've faced in the last year, but I've kept a quote with me from Robert Jordan that's helped keep my head above water:

"The oak fought the wind and was broken. The willow bent when it must, and survived."

I can't recommend any books, but if you are having a hard time, with anything in your life, talk to people. Going it alone is the worst way through.