Sometimes, success follows countless setbacks.

Here are ten iconic books that were turned down—again and again—before finally finding the right hands and becoming worldwide bestsellers:

• Dubliners by James Joyce
• M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker
• Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison by Charles Shaw
• Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
• The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
• Lorna Doone by Richard Doddridge Blackmore
• Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
• The Peter Principle by Laurence Peter
• Dune by Frank Herbert

Each of these authors faced rejection, some more than twenty times, before the world embraced their vision. Let their stories remind you: rejection is not the end. It's often the beginning of something extraordinary. Don't give up your dream!

As publisher Earl G. Graves once said, "We keep going back, stronger, not weaker, because we will not allow rejection to beat us down. It will only strengthen our resolve. To be successful, there is no other way".