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Forbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from Defeat

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I enjoyed the 12 short stories in this book, each one highlighting a businessperson overcoming amazing challenges to become successful (or, if they were already successful when crisis hit, what they did to remain that way). The wide range of professionals presented also shows that the determination and vision of one person can truly make all the difference (albeit sometimes painfully) irrespective of service or industry.

I gave this book to my father for his birthday--but it was one I had to peek at before I wrapped it. I ended up reading the whole thing. A quick read that inspired me-- it is great to know that successful people have had obstacles to overcome and the rise to the top is not an easy one. I found this a great gift to give to anyone who works in the business profession.

I had already read a couple of books where people had gone through really bad circumstances and turned their bad times into really good ones such as AUSSIE JOHN where he had built a business up only to lose it and ended up living in a motel - and I don't mean the HYATT - rebuilt it and bounced back far better than before.
This book certainly wasn't about people who had wrested victory from defeat, true they had some bad luck but were no where near the bottom of the barrel I don't think any of them even dropped to middle class - better reading would be AUSSIE JOHN or PUSHING THE LIMITS