{"product_id":"i-dont-know-how-to-quit-from-the-housing-projects-to-battalion-chief-paperback","title":"I Don't Know How To Quit: From the Housing Projects to Battalion Chief - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Reddix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA MEMOIR OF FIRE, FAITH, AND PERSEVERANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he was a Battalion Chief, David Reddix Sr. was a thirteen-year-old kid getting kicked out of school in 1978 - written off by everyone who knew him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe didn't know it then, but he already had what mattered most: he didn't know how to quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a shotgun shack in Shreveport, Louisiana, never knowing his father, being raised by a single mother of six while on government assistance in one of the notorious and toughest housing projects in south Los Angeles (Nickerson Gardens), to commanding and leading one of the largest metropolitan fire departments in the nation - Reddix's thirty-three-year journey through the Los Angeles Fire Department is a testament to persistence over ease, and faith over fear. Three attempts at becoming a Battalion Chief would have discouraged most into quitting - but not David. He persevered until he succeeded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Don't Know How to Quit is a memoir about fire, faith, and the refusal to give up - proof that where you start doesn't have to determine where you finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He is an example I point to often because his story is similar to my own father.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Pastor Reginald Woods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Reddix Sr. is a retired Battalion Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, where he served for thirty-three years. He lives in Los Angeles with Laura, his wife of forty years, and their three children and four grandchildren. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54066139136307,"sku":"9798234049858","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4YMz6JEOXJ9798234049858.webp?v=1789203020","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-dont-know-how-to-quit-from-the-housing-projects-to-battalion-chief-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}