
Triumph of the Heart: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World
Author: Megan Feldman BettencourtPublisher: AveryPaperback:ISBN 10: 9780399184833ISBN 13: 978-0399184833Hardcover:ISBN 10: 1594632634ISBN 13: 978-15946326312016 Books For A Better Life Award winnerDrawing on the latest research and remarkable tales of forgiveness from around the world, journalist Megan Feldman explores how forgiveness, when practiced in the right ways, can save lives, make us happier and healthier, and lead to a better world. Veteran journalist Megan Feldman was still smarting over a bitter breakup when she began working on a feature article about a father named Azim who had truly forgiven the man who killed his son. She had found herself totally and completely unable to forgive her ex-boyfriend, and yet Azim had managed to forgive his own son’s murderer. Forgiveness has long been touted by religious leaders as a moral imperative. But Megan wanted to know exactly what it means from a scientific perspective, and why forgiving those who have wronged you is one of the b