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The Road to Success Is Paved With Failure

The Road to Success Is Paved With Failure Hundreds of Famous People Who Triumphed Over Inauspicious Beginnings, Crushing Rejections, Humiliating Defeats, and Other Speed Bumps Along Life's Highway

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Publisher's Synopsis

Down on your luck? Don't despair. You might still be headed for the top! After all, consider the experiences of:

* Marilyn Monroe who in 1947 after one year under contract was dropped by 20th Century Fox because the production chief thought she was unattractive
* Walt Disney, whose first cartoon production company went bankrupt
* Johnny Cash who sold electrical appliances door-to-door
* Barbra Streisand who made her stage debut aged 19 in a show that opened and closed on the same night
* John Grisham whose first novel A TIME TO KILL was rejected by sixteen agents and a dozen publishers

This is an inspiring compendium of pop culture and historical trivia that will amuse and delight readers of all ages.

About the Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780316611169
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Little, Brown and Company
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 158.1
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 286
Weight: -1g
Height: 139mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 19mm