Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life 9780062368331, 9780062368812
Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini’s death at age ninety-seven, Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In shares a lifeti
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English Pages 272 Year 2014
Table of contents :
Dedication
Epigraph
Coauthor’s Note
Introduction
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
The Family Rules
Anyone Can Turn Their Life Around
The Difference Between Attention and Recognition Is Self-Esteem
It’s Not How You Win, It’s How You Lose
A Race Isn’t Over Until It’s Over
BE PREPARED
Preparation Determines Your Survival
My Survival Kit
Trust What You Know
Keep Your Mind Sharp
Don’t Forget to Laugh
DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN
You Are the Content of Your Character
Never Let Anyone Destroy Your Dignity
Hate Is a Personal Decision
The True Definition of Hero
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
You Must Have Hope
Don’t Ask Why, Ask What’s Next
You Choose How to View Your Fate
The Secret of Contentment
AFTER THE WAR: STILL LOST
You Can’t Run (or Sail) Away from Yourself
Don’t Leave the Crucial Details to Others
THERE’S ALWAYS AN ANSWER TO EVERYTHING
You Need a Cloud to Have a Silver Lining
Know When You’ve Done All You Can Do
The Gangster and the Gospel
GIVE BACK
It Takes a Camp to Help a Child
Get Their Attention
First You Listen
Accomplishment Is the Key to Self-Respect
My Private Reward
The Mission That Never Ends
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
Challenge Yourself
Learn to Adapt
Commitment and Perseverance Pay Off
You’re Only as Old as You Feel
Free Advice
LESSONS OF THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT
It’s About People
You Have to Train to Carry a Torch
Forgiveness Is the Healing Factor
REMEMBER ME THIS WAY
A Charitable Heart
Afterword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Books by Louis Zamperini
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
