Rebounders by Rick Newman

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Synopsis

Through the lens of the fall-and-rise stories of a dozen leaders, innovators and champions, an incisive look at the attributes that lead to comebacks; a highly readable and instructive analysis of the anatomy of personal and career resilience, written by a U.S. News & World Report correspondent. Each of us will know our share of failure, but as Rick Newman shows, it is how we respond to adversity that determines our future. In Rebounders, Newman identifies... more

Through the lens of the fall-and-rise stories of a dozen leaders, innovators and champions, an incisive look at the attributes that lead to comebacks; a highly readable and instructive analysis of the anatomy of personal and career resilience, written by a U.S. News & World Report correspondent. Each of us will know our share of failure, but as Rick Newman shows, it is how we respond to adversity that determines our future. In Rebounders, Newman identifies the nine attributes that help you bounce back from defeat, and that can spur you to the top: a "bias toward action," pragmatic passion, comfort with discomfort, and believing yourself able to write the ending to your heroic narrative, among them. Whether alone or in combination, these traits, Newman argues, are bigger factors in success than raw talent, intelligence, or years of hard work. Drawing on the little-known and surprising twists and turns of a dozen people who were ordinary before they became extraordinary and who ultimately escaped the gravitational pull of failure-from famous chef Thomas Keller and veteran character actor John Ratzenberger (Cliff Claven on Cheers), to Yankee Joe Torre and Grammy award-winning free spirit Lucinda Williams-Newman's Rebounders illuminates new pathways to true success. less

About Rick Newman

RICK NEWMAN is Chief Business Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report as well as a frequent commentator on MSNBC, CNN, Fox, NPR, and other TV and radio... more

RICK NEWMAN is Chief Business Correspondent for U.S. News & World Report as well as a frequent commentator on MSNBC, CNN, Fox, NPR, and other TV and radio networks. He is the coauthor of Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He lives outside New York City.
Author Residence: Bronxville, NY. Author Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA less