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Don't give up, don't give in : lessons from an extraordinary life / Louis Zamperini and David Rensin.

Do not give up, do not give in (other title)

Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014 (author.). Rensin, David, (author.).

Summary:

A personal account by a World War II survivor describes his postwar adventures and the wisdom he gleaned from his remarkable experiences.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062368805
ISBN: 006236880X
ISBN: 9780062368331
ISBN: 9780062385529
Physical Description: xxix, 238 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmpages cm
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:: Run for your life -- Family Rules 3 -- Anyone Can Turn Their Life Around 7 -- Difference Between Attention and Recognition Is Self-Esteem 21 -- It's Not How You Win, It's How You Lose 25 -- A Race Isn't Over Until It's Over 29 -- Be Prepared -- Preparation Determines Your Survival 37 -- My Survival Kit 41 -- Trust What You Know 45 -- Keep Your Mind Sharp 49 -- Don't Forget to Laugh 55 -- Don't Give Up, Don't Give In -- You Are the Content of Your Character 63 -- Never Let Anyone Destroy Your Dignity 71 -- Hate Is a Personal Decision 73 -- True Definition of Hero 77 -- Attitude is everything -- You Must Have Hope 81 -- Don't Ask Why, Ask What's Next 83 -- You Choose How to View Your Fate 87 -- Secret of Contentment 89 -- After the war: Still Lost -- You Can't Run (or Sail) Away from Yourself 95 -- Don't Leave the Crucial Details to Others 121 -- There's Always An Answer to Everything -- You Need a Cloud to Have a Silver Lining 129 -- Know When You've Done All you Can Do 141 -- Gangster and the Gospel 147 -- Give Back -- It takes a Camp to Help a Child 157 -- Get Their Attention 165 -- First you listen 169 -- Accomplishment Is the Key to Self-Respect 173 -- My private Reward 177 -- Mission that Never Ends 179 -- What I've Learned -- Challenge Yourself 187 -- Learn to Adapt 193 -- Commitment and Perseverance Pay Off 197 -- You're Only as Old as You fell 199 -- Free Advice 203 -- Lessons of the olympic spirit -- It's About People 209 -- You Have to Train to carry a torch 211 -- Forgiveness is the healing factor 215 -- Remember me this way -- A Charitable Heart 223.