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Winning : the answers : confronting 74 of the toughest questions in business today

Winning : the answers : confronting 74 of the toughest questions in business today

by Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

In Winning , their 2005 international bestseller, Jack and Suzy Welch created a rare document, both a philosophical treatise on fundamental business practices and a gritty how-to manual, all of it delivered with Jack's trademark candor and can-do optimism. It seemed as if "no other management book," in the words of legendary investor Warren E. Buffett, would "ever be needed." Instead, Winning uncovered an... (more)

The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: Seven Weeks to the Perfect Ride

The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: Seven Weeks to the Perfect Ride

by Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael

A TRAINING PROGRAM SO SIMPLE, IT'S LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE...WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD! In 1999 the world watched spellbound as Lance Armstrong achieved one of the most dramatic comebacks in sports history, winning the grueling Tour de France just three years after being diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer. Lance's return road to glory took courage, determination, and a top-notch training program. Now... (more)

Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion

by Lance Armstrong

Updated with new photos and a new chapter on the record-setting seventh-straight Tour de France victory—an intimate portrait of the man who has become the most admired athlete in the world Lance Armstrong inspires millions the world over, not just as a sports champion, but as a champion at life. His heroic survival from deadly cancer and his hard-fought triumphs in the bicycle race that is thought to be the most... (more)

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind a Record-Setting EightTour de France Victories

We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind a Record-Setting EightTour de France Victories

by Johan Bruyneel

On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the world’s most celebrated champion, Lance Armstrong Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win. In 1998, this calculating Belgian and former professional cyclist looked a struggling rider and cancer survivor in the eye and said, “Look, if we’re going to ride the Tour, we might... (more)

Sticks (r/i)

by Joan Bauer

There's only one thing in the world Mickey Vernon really wants, and it's hanging in the window of his family's pool hall. It's an awesome shirt that says Vernon's Pool Hall Youth Tournament Champion, Cruckston New Jersey, and the winner of the tento thirteen-year-olds' nine-ball tournament will have the honor of wearing it. For a ten-year-old, Mickey is one fantastic pool player. But to win the shirt, he's going... (more)

Hoops (Laurel Leaf Books)

by Walter Dean Myers

A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake.

The 2001 Tour de France LANCE X3

by John Wilcockson

The world's most famous bicycle competition, the Tour de France is a grueling three-week-long race through some of France's most beautiful and extreme terrain. John Wilcockson, cycling's premier journalist, covers the course and the contestants, adding behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights. The book also includes 60 photographs and the diaries of a U.S. Postal Service team member who wrote daily recaps while... (more)

Dare To Make A Difference (Success 101) The 52 Weeks Goal Setting Quest

Dare To Make A Difference (Success 101) The 52 Weeks Goal Setting Quest

by John A. Andrews

The Revolutionary Goal Setting Experience.

Armstrong Encore: The 2000 Tour De France

Armstrong Encore: The 2000 Tour De France

by John Wilcockson

Beginning with coverage of Lance Armstrong's remarkable 1999 win, this report by cycling's premier journalist follows riders on their grueling three-week race through the beautiful but extreme terrain of the Tour de France. John Wilcockson covers the contenders, the course, and significant events, adding behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights for a book "guaranteed to delight bicycle-racing fans" (Booklist on... (more)

Not Till the Fat Lady Sings: The Most Dramatic Sports Finishes of All Time

Not Till the Fat Lady Sings: The Most Dramatic Sports Finishes of All Time

Not Till the Fat Lady Sings: The Most Dramatic Sports Finishes of in Boston Sports History chronicles 50 of the most memorable moments in Boston sports. Vibrant full-color photos, statistics, quotes and stories offer fresh details on some of the most famous events in Boston history.

Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France

Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France

by Floyd Landis

THE SERIES OF EVENTS surrounding Floyd Landis's 2006 Tour de France was as improbable as anything in the history of sports: He showed up nine seconds late for the race's opening prologue, donned the leader's yellow jersey twelve days later, and lost his lead only to regain it in remarkable fashion just before the Tour's final stage into Paris. Winning the Tour should have been the culmination of a life's dream,... (more)

The 2003 Tour De France: 100th Anniversary Tour (Tour de France)

The 2003 Tour De France: 100th Anniversary Tour (Tour de France)

by John Wilcockson

A must for anyone who follows the Tour, this annual book recounts every aspect of the grueling road race, from the course and terrain, to the riders and their teams, to strategies, setbacks, and individual victories. It is a complete and comprehensive coverage of the world's most famous bicycle race with a course map (with elevations), charts, personal anecdotes, and important race details from start to finish.... (more)

The Packer Way: Nine Stepping Stones to Building a Winning Organization

The Packer Way: Nine Stepping Stones to Building a Winning Organization

by Ron Michael Wolf

The Packer Way is an instructive book on the business of getting your team to the top--an essential guide for leaders and managers of any organization by the man who rebuilt the Green Bay Packers into Super Bowl champions. Ron Wolf achieved his goal of creating pro football's best team by using the nine core stepping stones he outlines here. Also included in this edition is a new chapter on Mike Holmgren's... (more)

Winning Volleyball for Girls

by Deborah Crisfield

This book provides information to all the im portant strategies, techniques and drills of the game. It gi ves advice on the equipment and rules to use, and also how t o put a team together. '

You Go Girl! (journal)

by Kim Doren

Journal companion to the You Go Girl! Book. An inspirational journal that will help girls and women explore their athletic careers and goals. The questions are stimulating, interesting, practical and thought provoking.

Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success

Game Plan for Life: Your Personal Playbook for Success

by Joe J. Gibbs

Three-time Super Bowl and NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs’s Game Plan for Life is an “average Joe’s” guide to what the Bible has to say about the 11 most-important topics for men aged 20-50. Topics such as: finances, relationships, living a life of purpose, finding the right vocation, physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and overcoming sin and addictions. Edited by Jerry Jenkins, and featuring contributions from... (more)

Mandy: The Alpha Dog: The Chronicles of the K-9 Boys and Girls on Locus Street

Mandy: The Alpha Dog: The Chronicles of the K-9 Boys and Girls on Locus Street

by Paula Shene

Mandy: The Alpha Dog features Mandy, the smallest Beagle in the pack, and Shadow, the youngest and only non-rescue dog in the pack. Mandy tells the story of her beginning and her overcoming the obstacles of her plight. Shadow the dalmatian hangs out with

Winning Everyday

by Lou Holtz

"Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it." -- Lou Holtz Meet Lou Holtz, the motivational miracle worker who revitalized the Notre Dame football program by leading the legendary Fighting Irish to nine bowl games and a national championship. During his twenty-seven years as a head football coach, Holtz garnered a... (more)

Charlotte's Web: Wilbur's Prize (I Can Read Book 2)

Charlotte's Web: Wilbur's Prize (I Can Read Book 2)

by Jennifer Frantz

Wilbur knows that he has to win the blue ribbon at the county fair in order to stay in the barn with his friend Charlotte. But when he enters his pen at the fair, he meets Uncle, the biggest pig Wilbur has ever seen. Charlotte finds another way to win the ribbon, despite Wilbur’s small size. In the end, Wilbur learns that he has the best prize of all, good friends.

Lance Armstrong: Historic Six-Time Tour de France Champion

Lance Armstrong: Historic Six-Time Tour de France Champion

by Austin American-Statesman

Packed with full-color photos, this eye-popping new book takes fans on a comprehensive journey through the amazing career of Austin's own Lance Armstrong, the triumphant winner of the 2004 Tour de France. Details on all six of his thrilling victories in the world's most famous bicycle race are featured, with stories, race highlights, and exclusive interviews first found in the pages of the Austin... (more)

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by Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

by Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael

by Lance Armstrong

by Johan Bruyneel

by Joan Bauer

by Walter Dean Myers

by John Wilcockson

by John A. Andrews

by John Wilcockson

by Floyd Landis

by John Wilcockson

by Ron Michael Wolf

by Deborah Crisfield

by Kim Doren

by Joe J. Gibbs

by Paula Shene

by Lou Holtz

by Jennifer Frantz

by Austin American-Statesman