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, on April 15, 2008. ''Do Hard Things'' has been one of the top 10 religious titles on

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bestseller.

Synopsis

In ''Do Hard Things'', the Harris brothers attempt to "explode the myth of

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," and show that prior to the 20th century, a person was either an

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or a

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. The book challenges teenagers to go beyond their

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, and, in essence, "do

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things." The

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was contributed by

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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, ''

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''.

References

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