Jackie Waldman: 5 books

Jackie Waldman the author of The Courage to Give and Teens with the Courage to Give now presents the stories of forty-two incredible teachers and the ways they went beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of their students. In these inspiring pages you'll meet Trish Hill a teacher...

The first story in this book is Jackie Waldman's own -- the self-described charmed life -- until July of 1991, when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It took years, but eventually she came to understand that a person with MS is only part of who she is. Since her diagnosis she's done a number...

The author of The Courage to Give and Teens with the Courage to Give Jackie Waldman is the co-founder of Dallas' Random Acts of Kindness Week. A recipient of Girls' Inc.'s 1999 "She Knows Where She's Going" Award Jackie is a member of the advisory board for Our Friend's Place a safe haven for abused girls. She has three children and lives in Dallas Texas with her husband.

Every tragedy has its heroes, and there were many in the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Jackie Waldman has collected the stories of some of the firefighters, rescue workers, police, medics, relatives of missing loved ones, and strangers who, in the face of horror, sprung into action to save lives and help their communities.

A collection of heartrending and heartwarming stories of people, both famous and unknown, who have suffered great emotional or physical hardship and went beyond their pain to help others.