A fascinating story of a crippled army veteran turned lumber salesman. Travel along with Bill Peck and discover how his 'never-say-die' attitude will become your keystone for success. The author skillfully merges this timeless principle, along with a healthy dose of infectious humor, to create a classic.
This book tells how Mr. Ricks, the owner of a lumber and logging company, was having a problem with his Shanghai office. His supervisor's explanation was that men who were too young for responsibility surrounded him. In addition, three managers had "gone rotten." The company would be in trouble if things persisted as they were. About this time a crippled veteran by the name of William E. Peck requested an interview for employment. .
The old man was impressed and, going over the heads of all the executives and supervisors, hired William E. Peck. Bill was warned to produce and not get out of line.
Peck was given the task of selling a lot of undesirable lumber that the company was stuck with. He was happy. He said, "I can sell anything at a fair price." For two months they saw nothing of him. He sent orders back to the office almost daily. He sold five new accounts and increased sales dramatically. So impressed was the owner that he thought Bill might be a good man to head up the Shanghai office. But, before a final decision, Bill would have to go through the "test.".
The "test" was to send Bill on an errand to obtain a very expensive blue vase, which had been described, to him in detail. Bill was told the approximate location of the neighborhood-which street, which store, and the window where it could be seen. When Bill went to get it the vase wasn't there. This was the beginning of the "test". Bill had to deal with obstacle after obstacle after obstacle in order to find this vase.
When Bill finally delivered the vase to Mr. Ricks, and then found out it was all a test he almost feel apart. Then Mr. Ricks told him the reason behind it and it worked out well.
The Go-Getter, written by Peter B. Kyne is a short story about how a person can be a go-getter. ... The go-getter in this book is a man named William E. ... I believe go-getters are special people. ... I myself am not a go-getter but I am a go-getter about certain things. ...
The Go-Getter is a story about one man's drive and persistence. ... And Bill got it done, even though Cappy assumed that he wouldn't be able to get it done. The most important message in The Go-Getter is it doesn't matter what obstacles you have to overcome, the only thing that matters is getting the job done. ... But, I know, then where would the story in the book go. ... The Go-Getter is an interesting book, which had a twist I certainly wasn't expecting. ...
The same concept goes for recycling. ... The going green goal is to reduce, reuse and recycle. ... Environmental racism, sadly, still goes on today. ... Anytime you can get children excited about learning you have won a major battle. ... It's not just people that are involved with going green and being eco-friendly, states are getting in on the action as well offering benefits to businesses who go green. ...
This mean that the family would have to go into hiding. ... Tuesday, November 10, 1942 Because horrible conditions Jews are forced to endure, the secret annex is getting a new member, a dentist named Albert Dussel. ... Voskuijl has to go to the hospital because he most likely has an ulcer and will have to undergo surgery. ... Sunday, July 11, 1943 Anne desperately needs glasses and there is talk of her going outside to visit the optometrist. ... Kleiman has to go the hospital for four week and have an operation for his stomach problems. ...
Although I was excited about seeing my family and friends, and getting presents from everyone, I was more excited about the fact that I was going to get my license. ... Why was it so important for me to get my license? ... No longer would I have to rely on my parents and friends to give me rides everywhere, I could go where ever I wanted, when I wanted to do it. As we get older in life, we all get to experience new and better types of freedom and independence. ... You"re going to school, working, and making money all at the same time. ...
Boy Gets Girl is a very interesting play for not only about what could go wrong on a blind date, but also because it shows how people can perceive others. ... The second date did not seem to go so well. ... Mercer and Howard decided to go to Theresa's apartment and get her some clothes only to become aware that someone had broken into in and trashed it. ... She did not want to go, and they believe she should not have to go. ... Theresa being able to get help shows so much bravery. ...
At the end, there are four people left the best performance gets his or her song put on a CD and more then likely get to be on a talk show. ... On one episode, the host had all the girls go around to all the guys and tell them how they feel about that person. After that was all done, they had the men go and pick a girl that they would want to go on a date with. ... Its fun to watch and to guess who is going to win, but where do we draw the line between entertainment and reality? ... Get real. ...
The current generation of college students are going to enter the real world in large amounts of debt because of the constant rising cost of school, and will also be paying taxes that go to the payment of the current war in Iraq. ... Young adults need to find out where the politicians stand on these and other issues; the democratic, republican, and independent candidates all have websites, giving background information, their political views and their reasons why the opponent's plan wouldn't work A lot of young people tend to believe the political world is nothing more than a bun...
