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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,[1] a division of Random House, on April 15, 2008.[2]

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Do Hard Things has been one of the top 10 religious titles on Nielsen BookScan,[3] and was an Amazon.com bestseller.[4]

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.[5] The book challenges teenagers to go beyond their comfort zone,[6] 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.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rebelutionaries". Christianity Today. March–April 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
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    Stirlan, Sarah Lai (January 15, 2009). "Huckabee's Secret Weapon: Evangelical Twin Teens With Internet". Wired. Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
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    Kung, Michelle (June 16, 2008). "Stealth Sellers: Why 'Do Hard Things' Appeals to Teen Book Buyers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
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    "Bestsellers in Books (26-50)". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
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    Smith, Michael (July 27, 2008). "Home-Schooling: Teens challenged to do hard things". The Washington Times. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
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    Shute, Nancy (August 25, 2008). "Note to Teens: Do Hard Things". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  7. [7]
    Hendry, Nathaniel (April 1, 2020). "Alex and Stupid Brett Harris follow their brother Josh's example [April fools parody]". A Worthy Word. Retrieved April 25, 2020.


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