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

EXTRAORDINARY COMEBACKS
201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph, and Success

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A list of the 201:

Adventure

53. Wally “Famous” Amos

106. James Thurber

106. Carol Eustice

1. Sir Edmund Hillary

54. Mary Kay Ash

107. Mark Twain

156. Viktor Frankl

2. Admiral Robert Edwin Peary

55. Dale Carnegie

108. Walt Whitman

157. Dr. Joel Fuhrman

3. Erik Weihenmayer

56. Jim Clark

158. Bethany Hamilton

57. Mark D. Cook

Media

159. Florence Klein

Arts

58. Clive Davis

109. Terry Bradshaw

160. Aimee Mullins

4. Dame Julie Andrews

59. Paula Deen

110. Dr. Joyce Brothers

161. Dr. James Pennebaker

5. Georgia O’Keeffe

60. Ken Dychtwald

111. Art Buchwald

162. Dr. András Petõ

6. “Grandma” Moses

61. Chris Gardner

112. Betsy Carter

163. Dr. Paul Ridker

7. Pablo Picasso

62. Bill Gates

113. Neil Cavuto

164. Mary Vincent

8. Norman Rockwell

63. Lee Iacocca

114. Carol Gardner

165. Heather Whitestone

64. Steve Jobs

115. Katharine Graham

166. Carnie Wilson

Athletics

65. Ray Kroc

116. Lauren Hutton

167. Oprah Winfrey

9. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes

66. Larry Kudlow

117. Graham Kerr

168. Paul Wittgenstein

10. 2004 Boston Red Sox

67. Judy Resnick

118. Larry King

169. Charles “Chuck” E. Yeager

11. Andre Agassi

68. Colonel Harland Sanders

119. Rush Limbaugh

12. Muhammad Ali

69. George Soros

120. Dr. Phil McGraw

Politics and Public Service

13. Lance Armstrong

70. Donald Trump

121. Heather Mills

170. James Brady

14. Paul Azinger

71. Ted Turner

122. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

171. Richard “Dick” B. Cheney

15. Billy Beane

123. Sally Jessy Raphael

172. Max Cleland

16. James “Jimmy” J. Braddock

Film, TV, and Show Business

124. Rachael Ray

173. William Jefferson Clinton

17. Jennifer Capriati

72. Lucille Ball

125. Mike Wallace

174. Hillary Rodham Clinton

18. Jimmy Connors

73. George Burns

175. Rudolph Giuliani

19. Roger Crawford

74. Art Carney

Military

176. Albert “Al” A. Gore

20. Glenn Cunningham

75. Dick Clark

126. Winston Churchill

177. Mike Huckabee

21. Doug Flutie

76. Walt Disney

127. General Douglas MacArthur

178. John F. Kennedy

22. George Foreman

77. It’s a Wonderful Life

128. John McCain

179. Abraham Lincoln

23. Scott Hamilton

78. Quincy Jones

180. Ronald Reagan

24. Lis Hartel

79. Jack Klugman

Music, Classical

181. Franklin D. Roosevelt

25. Tony Hawk

80. Lisa Kudrow

129. Johann Sebastian Bach

182. Count István Széchenyi

26. Ben Hogan

81. Al Pacino

130. Béla Bartók

183. Harry S. Truman

27. Lou Holtz

82. Christopher Reeve

131. Rachel Barton

28. Ernie Irvan

83. Burt Reynolds

132. Ludwig van Beethoven

Poverty

29. Dan Jansen

84. Joan Rivers

133. José Carreras, Three Tenors

184. Liz Murray

30. Bruce Jenner

85. Edward G. Robinson

134. Evelyn Glennie

185. Paul Polak

31. Earvin “Magic” Johnson

86. William Shatner

135. Vladimir Horowitz

186. Iyanla Vanzant

32. Michael Jordan

87. Sylvester Stallone

136. Itzhak Perlman

187. Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

33. Dean Karnazes

88. Jimmy Stewart

137. Sergei Rachmaninoff

34. Bobby Knight

89. The Flying Wallendas

138. Franz Schubert

Science

35. Mario Lemieux

139. Sir Georg Solti

188. Dr. Robert Atkins

36. Rocky Marciano

Justice

189. Chester Carlson

37. Jim Morris

90. Erin Brockovich

Music, Pop

190. Marie Curie

38. Ric Munoz

91. Nelson Mandela

140. Tony Bennett

191. Albert Einstein

39. Joe Namath

141. Chuck Berry

192. Buckminster Fuller

40. Jesse Owens

Literature

142. Cher

193. Stephen Hawking

41. Leroy R. “Satchel” Paige

92. Joseph Brodsky

143. Nat King Cole

194. John Nash

42. Jimmy Piersall

93. Tom Clancy

144. John Lee Hooker

195. Albert Szent-Györgyi

43. Wilma Rudolph

94. Janet Evanovich

145. Carlos Santana

44. Rudy Ruettiger

95. Stephen King

146. Frank Sinatra

Spirituality

45. Monica Seles

96. Louis L’Amour

147. Shania Twain

196. The Dalai Lama

46. Karen Smyers

97. Jack London

148. Brian Wilson

197. Rabbi Harold Kushner

47. Roger Staubach

98. Herman Melville

149. Neil Young

198. Mukhtar Mai

48. Karoly Takacs

99. Arthur Miller

199. Phan Thi Kim Phuc

49. Kurt Warner

100. John Milton

Physical and Emotional Challenges

200. Joni Eareckson Tada

50. Charlie Wedemeyer

101. J. K. Rowling

150. Dr. Jan Brunstrom

201. Jesus Christ

51. Ted Williams

102. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

151. Dr. Deepak Chopra

52. Tiger Woods

103. Theodor
"Dr. Seuss"
Geisel

152. Dr. Woosik Chung

202. Your Comeback

104. Shinkichi Takahashi

153. Norman Cousins

Epilogue

Business

105. Studs Terkel
154. Fran Drescher
Index

Finis! Thanks for visiting. Wishing you an Extraordinary Comeback! JS

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Adventure	53. Wally “Famous” Amos	106. James Thurber	106. Carol Eustice
1. Sir Edmund Hillary	54. Mary Kay Ash	107. Mark Twain	156. Viktor Frankl
2. Admiral Robert Edwin Peary	55. Dale Carnegie	108. Walt Whitman	157. Dr. Joel Fuhrman
3. Erik Weihenmayer	56. Jim Clark		158. Bethany Hamilton
	57. Mark D. Cook	Media	159. Florence Klein
Arts	58. Clive Davis	109. Terry Bradshaw	160. Aimee Mullins
4. Dame Julie Andrews	59. Paula Deen	110. Dr. Joyce Brothers	161. Dr. James Pennebaker
5. Georgia O’Keeffe	60. Ken Dychtwald	111. Art Buchwald	162. Dr. András Petõ
6. “Grandma” Moses	61. Chris Gardner	112. Betsy Carter	163. Dr. Paul Ridker
7. Pablo Picasso	62. Bill Gates	113. Neil Cavuto	164. Mary Vincent
8. Norman Rockwell	63. Lee Iacocca	114. Carol Gardner	165. Heather Whitestone
	64. Steve Jobs	115. Katharine Graham	166. Carnie Wilson
Athletics	65. Ray Kroc	116. Lauren Hutton	167. Oprah Winfrey
9. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes	66. Larry Kudlow	117. Graham Kerr	168. Paul Wittgenstein
10. 2004 Boston Red Sox	67. Judy Resnick	118. Larry King	169. Charles “Chuck” E. Yeager
11. Andre Agassi	68. Colonel Harland Sanders	119. Rush Limbaugh
12. Muhammad Ali	69. George Soros	120. Dr. Phil McGraw	Politics and Public Service
13. Lance Armstrong	70. Donald Trump	121. Heather Mills	170. James Brady
14. Paul Azinger	71. Ted Turner	122. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	171. Richard “Dick” B. Cheney
15. Billy Beane		123. Sally Jessy Raphael	172. Max Cleland
16. James “Jimmy” J. Braddock	Film, TV, and Show Business	124. Rachael Ray	173. William Jefferson Clinton
17. Jennifer Capriati	72. Lucille Ball	125. Mike Wallace	174. Hillary Rodham Clinton
18. Jimmy Connors	73. George Burns		175. Rudolph Giuliani
19. Roger Crawford	74. Art Carney	Military	176. Albert “Al” A. Gore
20. Glenn Cunningham	75. Dick Clark	126. Winston Churchill	177. Mike Huckabee
21. Doug Flutie	76. Walt Disney	127. General Douglas MacArthur	178. John F. Kennedy
22. George Foreman	77. It’s a Wonderful Life	128. John McCain	179. Abraham Lincoln
23. Scott Hamilton	78. Quincy Jones		180. Ronald Reagan
24. Lis Hartel	79. Jack Klugman	Music, Classical	181. Franklin D. Roosevelt
25. Tony Hawk	80. Lisa Kudrow	129. Johann Sebastian Bach	182. Count István Széchenyi
26. Ben Hogan	81. Al Pacino	130. Béla Bartók	183. Harry S. Truman
27. Lou Holtz	82. Christopher Reeve	131. Rachel Barton
28. Ernie Irvan	83. Burt Reynolds	132. Ludwig van Beethoven	Poverty
29. Dan Jansen	84. Joan Rivers	133. José Carreras, Three Tenors	184. Liz Murray
30. Bruce Jenner	85. Edward G. Robinson	134. Evelyn Glennie	185. Paul Polak
31. Earvin “Magic” Johnson	86. William Shatner	135. Vladimir Horowitz	186. Iyanla Vanzant
32. Michael Jordan	87. Sylvester Stallone	136. Itzhak Perlman	187. Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
33. Dean Karnazes	88. Jimmy Stewart	137. Sergei Rachmaninoff
34. Bobby Knight	89. The Flying Wallendas	138. Franz Schubert	Science
35. Mario Lemieux		139. Sir Georg Solti	188. Dr. Robert Atkins
36. Rocky Marciano	Justice		189. Chester Carlson
37. Jim Morris	90. Erin Brockovich	Music, Pop	190. Marie Curie
38. Ric Munoz	91. Nelson Mandela	140. Tony Bennett	191. Albert Einstein
39. Joe Namath		141. Chuck Berry	192. Buckminster Fuller
40. Jesse Owens	Literature	142. Cher	193. Stephen Hawking
41. Leroy R. “Satchel” Paige	92. Joseph Brodsky	143. Nat King Cole	194. John Nash
42. Jimmy Piersall	93. Tom Clancy	144. John Lee Hooker	195. Albert Szent-Györgyi
43. Wilma Rudolph	94. Janet Evanovich	145. Carlos Santana
44. Rudy Ruettiger	95. Stephen King	146. Frank Sinatra	Spirituality
45. Monica Seles	96. Louis L’Amour	147. Shania Twain	196. The Dalai Lama
46. Karen Smyers	97. Jack London	148. Brian Wilson	197. Rabbi Harold Kushner
47. Roger Staubach	98. Herman Melville	149. Neil Young	198. Mukhtar Mai
48. Karoly Takacs	99. Arthur Miller		199. Phan Thi Kim Phuc
49. Kurt Warner	100. John Milton	Physical and Emotional Challenges	200. Joni Eareckson Tada
50. Charlie Wedemeyer	101. J. K. Rowling	150. Dr. Jan Brunstrom	201. Jesus Christ
51. Ted Williams	102. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn	151. Dr. Deepak Chopra
52. Tiger Woods	103. Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel	152. Dr. Woosik Chung	202. Your Comeback
	104. Shinkichi Takahashi	153. Norman Cousins	Epilogue
Business	105. Studs Terkel	154. Fran Drescher	Index