You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying

You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying
Author: Sammy Lee Davis
Publisher: Berkley
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0425283038

The inspiring true life story of Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and veteran's advocate Sammy Lee Davis. On November 18th, 1967, Private First Class Davis's artillery unit was hit by a massive enemy offensive. At twenty-one years old, he resolved to face the onslaught and prepared to die. Soon he would have a perforated kidney, crushed ribs, a broken vertebra, his flesh ripped by beehive darts, a bullet in his thigh, and burns all over his body. Ignoring his injuries, he manned a two-ton Howitzer by himself, crossed a canal under heavy fire to rescue three wounded American soldiers, and kept fighting until the enemy retreated. His heroism that day earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor--the ceremony footage of which ended up being used in the movie Forrest Gump. You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying chronicles how his childhood in the American Heartland prepared him for the worst night of his life--and how that night set off a lifetime battling against debilitating injuries, the effects of Agent Orange and an America that was turning on its veterans. But he also battled for his fellow veterans, speaking on their behalf for forty years to help heal the wounds and memorialize the brotherhood that war could forge. Here, readers will learn of Sammy Davis's extraordinary life--the courage, the pain, and the triumph.

You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying

You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying
Author: Sammy Lee Davis
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016-05-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0698408020

The inspiring true life story of Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and veteran’s advocate Sammy Lee Davis. On November 18th, 1967, Private First Class Davis’s artillery unit was hit by a massive enemy offensive. At twenty-one years old, he resolved to face the onslaught and prepared to die. Soon he would have a perforated kidney, crushed ribs, a broken vertebra, his flesh ripped by beehive darts, a bullet in his thigh, and burns all over his body. Ignoring his injuries, he manned a two-ton Howitzer by himself, crossed a canal under heavy fire to rescue three wounded American soldiers, and kept fighting until the enemy retreated. His heroism that day earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor—the ceremony footage of which ended up being used in the movie Forrest Gump. You Don’t Lose ’Til You Quit Trying chronicles how his childhood in the American Heartland prepared him for the worst night of his life—and how that night set off a lifetime battling against debilitating injuries, the effects of Agent Orange and an America that was turning on its veterans. But he also battled for his fellow veterans, speaking on their behalf for forty years to help heal the wounds and memorialize the brotherhood that war could forge. Here, readers will learn of Sammy Davis’s extraordinary life—the courage, the pain, and the triumph.

You Can Do Better

You Can Do Better
Author: Ash Green
Publisher: Artrum Media
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1938107586

Low self-esteem is a problem that plagues many people. Especially women. They repeatedly make wrong choices in their lives as well as in men and end up in relationships that are not only unhealthy but also detrimental to their overall well-being. They just don't think they deserve better. They don't think they can do better. But they can. You Can Do Better: How to Improve Your Self-Esteem, Stop Dating the Wrong Men and Start Living the Life You Deserve is the book for the person who wants to have a better life and better relationships. If you're suffering because of low self-esteem, you just have to realize that you can do better and that you deserve better. This book can help.

A Collection of Collections

A Collection of Collections
Author: John F. Dilworth II
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1631956620

A Collection of Collections is a volume of poetry by John F. Dilworth II that explores the author's experiences maneuvering through life as a young Black man in America in this tumultuous 21st century. Through his poems, John motivates people to be passionate about their purpose and open to sharing their perspective. He captures the beauty and purpose of people hurting and striving. Some of the words may trigger a variety of emotions, but that is where the healing can be found.

Facing Life's Challenges

Facing Life's Challenges
Author: Amy Dean
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages:
Release: 1995-10-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1401933416

Amy E. Dean, bestselling author of Night Light and Pleasant Dreams, tells us in Facing Life's Challenges--Daily Meditations for Overcoming Depression, Grief and "The Blues," that there are healthy responses to emotional pain, as well as destructive responses. She says, "Give yourself permission to feel and express those feelings when handling a loss, or major disappointment, in life. Doing so can lead to healing and long-term recovery." Facing Life's Challenges is designed to assist readers experiencing depression, who are going through a grieving process or just generally having a hard time. Each of the 366 daily meditations in this book suggests a simple "mental conditioning exercise" that can help muster an optimistic attitude even when things are most chaotic. Facing Life's Challenges can help you gradually minimize your emotional lows, and maximize your self-empowering highs.

Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor
Author:
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781579653149

Presents short biographies of over one hundred thirty men who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author:
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0300183356

"You can't unring a bell." "It takes a village to raise a child." "Life is just a bowl of cherries." We sometimes think of proverbs as expressions of ancient wisdom, but in fact new proverbs are constantly arising. This unique volume is devoted exclusively to English language proverbs that originated in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The most complete and accurate such collection ever compiled, The Yale Book of Modern Proverbs presents more than 1,400 individual proverbs gathered and researched with the help of electronic full-text databases not previously used for such a project. Entries are organized alphabetically by key words, with information about the earliest datable appearance, origin, history, and meaning of each proverb. Mundane or sublime, serious or jocular, these memorable sayings represent virtually every aspect of the modern experience. Readers will find the book almost impossible to put down once opened; every page offers further proof of the immense vitality of proverbs and their colorful contributions to the oral traditions of today.

Operation Breakthrough

Operation Breakthrough
Author: Nathaniel Nate Couser Awsim
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2013-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1481764365

This book is designed to inspire and motivate the pursuit of entrepreneurship. It will illustrate how to position self and minimize risk. You will learn how to establish your career path and embark on your journey to entrepreneurial success. You will understand how to overcome your fears, break bad habits and be victorious over self-defeating beliefs. In addition, you will learn never to accept failure, and regardless of the obstacles faced, move up the success ladder. This book is developed and designed to provide valuable resources, processes and methodologies to help Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners to reach their levels of success in Public & Private Sector business. This methodology is an inspiration of entrepreneurial power within self. The Author having a multi-functional diversified background of experience, he was able to carve an entrepreneurial and small business niche of innovative sources of business solutions from one multi-functional collaborated system. In 2005, he launched his own firm by uniquely turning his struggles into success and implementing the methodology outlined in the book. In doing so, he hopes readers will gain valuable insight towards achieving their goals during these especially challenging times. Being that his entire military and civilian career placed him in unique positions that provide him great exposure to gain unlimited and unique valuable business experiences from the best corporations in the world. This is just one the initial reasons why this book should be read by all entrepreneurs and small business owners. The book describes the quest of life's challenges, accomplishments, rewards, downfalls, successes and consistency to prevail through any obstacle that came and to continue to come our way. You can overcome anything as long as you retain self-determination, perseverance, tenacity and faith!

The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World

The Mackay MBA of Selling in the Real World
Author: Harvey Mackay
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101558857

Harvey Mackay is a legend-and now he's back with the sum total of decades of sales know-how, teaching go-getters how to make the sale and hit the numbers, day in and day out. His advice is rooted in road-tested, real-world experiences and include new tips on the Web, LinkedIn and Facebook. As a lifelong student of the sales game, Mackay has spent decades collecting secrets, wisdom, and anecdotes. He features his Mackay Morals-life lessons such as: • Big shots are just little shots who kept shooting. • Helping someone up won't pull you down-and could very easily pull them to your side. • Be like the turtle: If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all. There is no one better to show you how to be a high-energy, determined, creative sales dynamo than Harvey Mackay.