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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:33 PM

Three years in the marketplace and EC keeps on ticking...........

"Extraordinary Comebacks: 201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph, and Success"

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,209 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The strange story of Piper Kerman

What makes Piper Kerman's story so compelling? Is it that "look" she has, arms akimbo, staring out at the reader, in her full-page book review in April 2010 Chicago magazine, where we ran across her? Or the Twitter pic repro'd here? Or is it the story in Marie Claire (different tone entirely, more penitent). Is it the unwillingness to bury her head, and life, and act "ashamed" to satisfy society (she got involved in drug smuggling and did hard time -- now she's a communications VP in New York). Extraordinary comeback? Yes, we think so. Making a comeback requires that "in spite of it all" attitude, and Piper seems to have this in spades.

We're not sure, but there's something in her insouciance that draws the eye, and so we thought we would pass this comeback story on to you for your further consideration...you be the judge, meanwhile you may wish to get a copy of her book Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
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Second Acts on Forbes

Give a look to these interesting, inspiring stories

Comebacks all around usAt Winter Olympics, e.g.

Speed skater J.R. Celski, 19, was told to forget about competing:

".....perhaps the most unlikely Olympian competing in the Vancouver Games which kick off today with the opening ceremony. Five months ago Celski suffered what many thought was a career ending injury, surely a season ending one. He crashed into the boards during a race at the U.S. Olympic Trials and sliced his leg with his own skate. The gruesome cut went all the way to the bone and just missed his femoral artery by an inch."

Read the whole story.

Another comeback engineer: medalist skier Lindsey Vonn, who battled shin bruises, and considered dropping out, but is glad she didn't. Yet another: Bode Miller, highly vaunted 4 years ago at Torino, but came up empty and slipped out of the public consciousness. Now, in Vancouver, reprising his winning ways.

Sports reminds us:

Where there's a will to compete, a will to win, great things can happen.

Best rating we've seen for EC: #32

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

6:16 AM

"Extraordinary Comebacks: 201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph, and Success"

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,237 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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EC is No. 48Monday, February 15, 2010

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#44,352 in Books

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Blind chef gets job at top eatery

Trotter's, Chicago. Read the Chicago Tribune piece....two words. A mazing.....