Extraordinary Comebacks: 201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph and Success

by John A. Sarkett

The human spirit is among the most powerful and resilient forces on the planet, and the stories of these incredible people prove that, with commitment and perseverance, you can do anything! From daunting physical challenges to spiritual crises to utter poverty, these success stories of people young and old, rich and poor, famous and not-so-famous demonstrate the incredible strength inside all people to overcome unbelievable odds and make their dreams a reality.

Find inspiration in the triumphs of these and many other amazing

-- Julie Andrews
-- Georgia O'Keeffe
-- Andre Agassi
-- Wally "Famous" Amos
-- Herman Melville
-- J.K. Rowling
-- Steve Jobs
-- Colonel Harlan Sanders
-- Lucille Ball
-- Frank Sinatra
-- Rachel Ray
-- Winston Churchill
-- Oprah Winfrey
-- The Dalai Lama

Let these tales of hope and determination be your motivation to persevere through tough times to the successes on the other side!

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

402 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Tena]

Cool book I am currently reading with 201 short stories of people who have overcome obstacles, shown courage and been creative in achieving success! great little book

[Michael Delaware · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was not sure what to think about this book when I first began reading it. The context of a collection of short stories about individual comebacks at first seemed too cursory. However, as I continued reading these spoonfuls of success along the way, I found my own imagination beginning to change and turn in a new direction with how I looked at life.
In the end I found this book more than just inspiring as the title implies, but also remarkable in its magic to change the way you think about success and failure. Each of our individual failures are only as important as we allow them to be. One can either look at them as setbacks or lessons that can rebound you to something greater.
A wonderful book that should be everyone's daily reader.

[Farriz · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was a mistake to bought a book before trying to prioritize what I need to "absorb". This book is good for those who want to hear stories of successful people and don't want to know the reason behind the stories. Some analysis may lead to the reason but still reader may misinterpret the stories.

I am looking for a book that can give direct reason of people making mistakes, fall down and raise up again. Most probably those book related to some kind of neurology, philosophy or psychology.

[Naresh Joshi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a good compilation of comebacks by personalities from different areas like Sports, Entertainment, Business & others... But only disappointment is that most of personalities are from US & European region... There can be many Examples throughout the world!!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO inspirational!!! LOVED this book.

[Lori Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A should-read book on how to stay motivated as you manage your career.

[Rehan Abd Jamil · Rating 3 out of 5]

He who limps is still walking..Joan Rivers