Do Hard Things

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| author = Alex and Brett Harris

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| publisher = WaterBrook Multnomah

| pub_date = April 15, 2008

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| pages = 256

| isbn = 978-1-60142-112-8

| dewey= 248.8/3 22

| congress= BV4598.2 .H36 2008

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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations is a popular Christian book authored by Alex and Brett Harris, founders of The Rebelution. It was published by WaterBrook Multnomah,{{cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2008/002/10.11.html |title=Rebelutionaries |date=March–April 2008 |work=Christianity Today |accessdate=January 20, 2009}} a division of Random House, on April 15, 2008.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/01/hucks_army |title=Huckabee's Secret Weapon: Evangelical Twin Teens With Internet |last=Stirlan |first=Sarah Lai |date=January 15, 2009 |magazine=Wired |accessdate=January 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102044550/http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2008/01/hucks_army |archivedate=January 2, 2009 }}

Do Hard Things has been one of the top 10 religious titles on Nielsen BookScan,{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/buzzwatch/2008/06/16/stealth-sellers-why-do-hard-things-appeals-to-teen-book-buyers/ |title=Stealth Sellers: Why 'Do Hard Things' Appeals to Teen Book Buyers |last=Kung |first=Michelle |date=June 16, 2008 |work=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=January 20, 2009}} and was an Amazon.com bestseller.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/22/ref=pd_ts_pg_2?ie=UTF8&pg=2 |title=Bestsellers in Books (26-50) |work=Amazon.com |accessdate=January 20, 2009}}

Synopsis

In Do Hard Things, the Harris brothers attempt to "explode the myth of adolescence," and show that prior to the 20th century, a person was either an adult or a child.{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/27/teens-challenged-to-do-hard-things/ |title=Home-Schooling: Teens challenged to do hard things |last=Smith |first=Michael |date=July 27, 2008 |work=The Washington Times |accessdate=January 20, 2009}} The book challenges teenagers to go beyond their comfort zone,{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-parenting/2008/8/25/note-to-teens-do-hard-things.html |title=Note to Teens: Do Hard Things |last=Shute |first=Nancy |date=August 25, 2008 |work=U.S. News & World Report |accessdate=January 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203111634/http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-parenting/2008/8/25/note-to-teens-do-hard-things.html |archive-date=February 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }} and, in essence, "do hard things." The foreword was contributed by Chuck Norris.

Silly Jokes

On April 1, 2020, a satirical blog post by Nathaniel Hendry sparked false rumors that the Harris twins had recanted their book, similarly to how their older brother, Joshua Harris had recanted his bestseller, I Kissed Dating Goodbye.{{cite web |url=https://nathanielhendry.weebly.com/blog/alex-and-stupid-brett-harris-follow-their-brother-joshs-example |title=

Alex and Stupid Brett Harris follow their brother Josh's example [April fools parody] |last=Hendry |first=Nathaniel |date=April 1, 2020 |work=A Worthy Word |accessdate=April 25, 2020}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20090121174035/http://therebelution.com:80/dohardthings/|Do Hard Things – official website}}
[http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781601421128 Do Hard Things] at Random House
[http://www.christianitytoday.com/teens/special/web/whywedohardthings.html Why We Do Hard Things] at Christianity Today
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125834/http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPnews.asp?ID=30122 Teen's vision brings water to Darfur] at Baptist Press

Category:2008 non-fiction books

Category:Religious books